&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Spring kick-off meeting
EPA will hold an open-house style
session in March to give residents an
opportunity to talk to EPA
representatives one-on-one. You
may stop by during the hours listed
below and ask questions about the
final cleanup work or about the site
in general. No appointment is
needed.
Wednesday, March 31
6-8 p.m.
Matthews Recreation Center
231829thAve. S.
Community outreach
Working with community members
is an important part of the cleanup
process. As this project continues it
remains a top priority to involve the
neighborhood in the process so if
you have any questions, comments
or concerns about the work please
call, write or e-mail Cheryl Allen or
Tim Prendiville. EPA would like to
hear from you.
Contact information
Cheryl Allen
Community Involvement
Coordinator
312-353-6196
allen.cheryl@epa.gov
Tim Prendiville
Remedial Project Manager
312-886-5122
prendiville.timothy@epa.gov
EPA Region 5
Superfund Division
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3560
Call Region 5 toll-free:
800-621-8431
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weekdays
EPA Ready to Begin Cleanup
Work as Spring Arrives
South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Site
Minneapolis, Minnesota March 2010
As spring approaches, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractors are
getting ready to continue the final phase of arsenic cleanup at the South
Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Superfund site. Work this
spring will begin in the Seward neighborhood as soon as the ground thaws.
When the project began last year, there were 485 properties to be cleaned up
under the remedial program. Last season, EPA and its contractors cleaned up
40 properties. The final cleanup phase under the remedial program is
expected to take about 2 years to complete.
The latest stage of the project is being paid for with funds from the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Property owners pay nothing. The
properties scheduled to be cleaned up in this final phase include nine lots
with very high arsenic concentrations. The rest have lower but still unsafe
contamination levels.
EPA will hold an open-house style meeting to give residents an opportunity
to talk about the site (see box, left). No formal presentation will be given.
Cleanup process
If your property is scheduled to be cleaned up, you should have already
received a letter from EPA letting you know your home is in this work phase.
Before any work begins, EPA representatives will meet with you to discuss
your property and walk over it with you so you can identify any specific
issues you might have.
About the South Minneapolis site
The South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination site study area covers
about 1,480 acres including residential, commercial, industrial and municipal
properties. The area is largely residential, with much of the housing built
from the early 1900s through the 1930s. The site has been investigated for
residential arsenic contamination, some of which may have drifted through
the air from the former CMC Heartland Lite facility located in the
neighborhood.
How to stay informed about site activities
The best way to keep up-to-date on site activities is to visit EPA's Web page:
www.epa.gov/region5/sites/cmcheartland. This Web page is kept current
with information about site activities such as technical documents, fact sheets
and other information about the project.
If you know someone who needs information in another language, please
contact Cheryl Allen (see box on the left). EPA can provide documents in
other languages and supply translation services at meetings if needed.
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Documents about the site can also be found at the following locations in Minneapolis:
Green Institute City of Minneapolis Minneapolis
2801 21st Ave. S. Police Dept. Central Library
Suite 100 Attn: CarlaNielson 300 Nicollet Mall
1201-BE. Franklin Ave.
2nd Floor
Minneapolis
Public Library
East Lake Branch
2727 E. Lake St.
Access agreements still needed
EPA still needs almost 150 signed access agreements from property owners before work can begin in their yards. If
you received a letter and access agreement and have not returned the signed form, EPA is asking that you send it as
soon as possible. Access agreements should be sent to EPA's Tim Prendiville (address in box, Page 1).
EPA contractors remove contaminated soil.
This is what a home looks like six weeks after cleanup work
is done and the yard seeded.
vvEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Region 5
Superfund Division (SI-7J)
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago. IL 60604-3590
First Class Mail
Postage and Fees Paid
EPA
Permit No. G-35
Return Address Requested
SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD SOIL CONTAMINATION
SITE: Cleanup Work Begins as Spring Arrives
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