EPA to outline proposed cleanup for groundwater, soil contamination in York
YORK, Neb. — A virtual meeting will be held by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to outline the plan to cleanup contaminated groundwater and soil associated with the PCE Southeast Contamination Superfund Site in and near York.
According to the EPA, they discovered the site in September 2010 when the Agency collected private well samples in residential and rural areas of southeastern York. Tetrachloroethene (PCE) was detected in five of the private wells at levels exceeding the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL), which is the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water.
The EPA installed whole-house water filtration systems, or connected homes to city water, at residences with private well water above the MCL. EPA installed vapor mitigation systems at residences where the indoor air exposures posed a potential health risk.
The EPA placed the site on the National Priorities List in May 2014.
The proposed plan goes into detail about addressing the contamination, including extraction and treatment for the groundwater and thermal treatment for the 5th Street source area soil contamination.
The virtual meeting will be held April 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the following link: www.epa.gov/superfund/pcesoutheastcontamination
