[ADEQ Media] ADEQ Director Grumbles Announces Public Comment Period for Cleanup Activities at West Van Buren State Superfund Site

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PHOENIX (March 2, 2010) -- Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Director Benjamin Grumbles announced today that a 30-day public comment
period will begin March 8 concerning groundwater cleanup activities at
ADEQ's West Van Buren state superfund site.

 

The decision was made following Roosevelt Irrigation District's request
to have its water wells located within the state superfund site area
cleaned up more rapidly for the district's future use.

 

The state superfund location, known as the West Van Buren Water Quality
Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF) site, is bounded by Interstate 10 to
the north, Buckeye Road to the south, 7th Avenue to the east and 75th
Avenue to the west. Contaminants in the water include tetrachloroethene
(PCE), trichloroethene (TCE) and chromium.

 

The public comment period will end April 6. ADEQ will host a public
meeting at 6 p.m. on March 23 at Room 3175 in its central Phoenix
location, 1110 W. Washington Street. Those wanting to provide comments
may attend the pubic meeting and submit oral comments or may make such
submittals in writing to ADEQ, Attention: Jennifer Edwards Thies, WQARF
Unit Manager, 1110 W. Washington Street, 4415B-1, Phoenix, AZ 85007.

 

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topic concerning the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality should
contact the Office of Communications at (602) 771-2215 or via email at
ms15@azdeq.gov."

 

	
	
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