[ADEQ Media] MEDIA ALERT: U.S. EPA, ADEQ celebrate Phoenix-Goodyear Airport North groundwater treatment facility

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Contact: Francisco Arcaute
(213) 244-1815, cell (213) 798-1404
arcaute.francisco@epa.gov
		
MEDIA ALERT
U.S. EPA, ADEQ celebrate Phoenix-Goodyear Airport North groundwater
treatment facility

$1 million facility benefits thousands of area residents

PHOENIX - On Thursday, Jan. 24, federal, state, and city officials will
celebrate the completion of the $1 million Phoenix-Goodyear Airport
North groundwater treatment facility, which benefits approximately
140,000 residents in Goodyear, Avondale, and Litchfield Park, in the
southwest valley of Phoenix, Ariz.

The new facility was constructed as part of the Phoenix-Goodyear Airport
Superfund  Site cleanup.  Approximately 500 million gallons of
groundwater will be treated annually, removing an estimated 140 pounds
of trichloroethene, a chemical used as an industrial degreaser that can
seriously affect the nervous system and may cause cancer.

WHO:  
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality City of Goodyear City of
Avondale City of Litchfield Park Crane Co. 

WHAT:	Celebration of the new Phoenix-Goodyear Airport North
groundwater treatment facility

WHERE: 	
Goodyear Community Park
3151 N. Litchfield Rd.
Goodyear, Ariz. 85338
North of Thomas Road, south of irrigation canal       			
Follow signs for parking

WHEN:		
Thursday, Jan. 24
9:00 a.m. 

HIGHLIGHTS:	Tours of the new groundwater treatment facility will be
conducted immediately after the dedication ceremony.

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