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FACT SHEET
Public Comment Period for Statement of Basis
and Proposed Remedy
Former SMV Industries Facility
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
May 2020
REGION 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Nine Tribal Nations
INTRODUCTION
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 7 invites the public to comment on the
Proposed Remedy (Proposed Corrective
Measures) for the former SMV Industries facility,
1103 South 6:h Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
PROPOSED FINAL REMEDY
EPA is proposing corrective measures to
address contamination at the former SMV
Industries facility. EPA's Proposed Corrective
Measures consist of institutional controls in the
form of property activity and use limitations.
Activity and use limitations are site restrictions
that provide protection from contamination and
also prescribe actions if contaminated media are
encountered. These limitations include the
following conditions:
•	No residential land use:
•	No use of on-site groundwater as a
potable water supply;
® No soil excavation or removal in the
restricted area without regulatory agency
notification and appropriate protective
measures; and,
•	The requirement for structures
constructed on the property to be
engineered to address vapor intrusion,
unless sufficient testing is performed by
the property owner prior to construction
that demonstrates no vapor intrusion
concern.
EPA encourages the public to review this
Proposed Final Remedy and the Administrative
Record, which contains documents supporting
the Proposed Final Remedy. The public
comment period will run from May 27, 2020
through June 26, 2020.
Written comments on the Proposed Final
Remedy must be mailed or emailed no later
than June 26, 2020, and sent to:
Lisa Messinger
EPA Region 7 (LCRD/ROAG)
11201 Renner Boulevard
Lenexa, KS 66219
Email: messinger lisa@epa gov
Guidelines for Commenting:
•	Explain your views.
•	Tell us if you support or disagree with
the recommendation. Please be
specific.
« Can you provide alternatives?
BACKGROUND
The former facility manufactured and distributed
a variety of metal products, such as posts for
electric fences, slow-moving vehicles, and
decorative windmills for lawns and gardens up
until the mid-2000s. During a 1994 closure of a
former hazardous waste storage unit on-site, an
EPA inspector noted additional potential sources
of contamination, including an area of oil
staining reportedly associated with equipment oil
changes, as well as a pallet of opened
containers reportedly containing an unknown
solvent.
The former site owners conducted clean closure
of a former hazardous waste storage unit in
1994. The current property owner, PACE
Harvesters, also conducted Phase 1 and Phase
II Environmental Assessments in 2006-2007 as
part of a Brownfields development project
discussed below. These investigations
discovered volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs)
above drinking water standards in groundwater
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FACT SHEET
Former SMV Industries Facility
May 2020
at the site. However, it is likely that this
contamination ts due to an upgraciient, off-site
source.
Further soil and groundwater sampling
conducted in June and October 2019. which
targeted areas of concern noted in the sampling
compliance evaluation inspection report
developed during closure of the clean-closed
unit, indicated elevated lead above
industrial/commercial use scenarios in the upper
5 feet associated with localized buried debris
Groundwater sampling also indicated
naphthalene. 2-methylnaphthalene,
cyclohexane. isopropylbenzene (Cumene).
methylcyclohexane and xylene at concentrations
above screening levels. Benzene and
ethylbenzene were both detected at
concentrations above the federal drinking water
standard or Maximum Contaminant Levels
(MCLs). No other VOCs or SVOCs were
detected above applicable EPA screening levels
or MCLs.
Constituents of concerns were not detected in
either soil or groundwater within targeted
potential source areas. Additionally, constituents
were not detected in groundwater samples
collected near the upgradient facility boundary.
However, other VOCs and SVOCs, including
phenol and toluene, were detected at low levels
(below screening levels) in groundwater during
this sampling event at upgradient sampling
locations. Based on this information, it does not
appear that detections of constituents in
groundwater above the applicable screening
levels are emanating from an on-site source
area, but may be indicative of widespread
groundwater contamination within an industrial
setting or contamination emanating from other
off-site sources.
CONTAMINANTS
Environmental investigations have identified
lead in localized buried debris, and VOCs and
SVOCs in groundwater. A large portion of the
facility, and contaminated buried debris; is
covered by a concrete parking lot. and use of
the remaining portions of the property is
expected to be in compliance with the proposed
activity and use limitations.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
A copy of the Statement of Basis and other
information is available for public review during
normal business hours at.
EPA Region 7 Records Center
11201 Renner Boulevard
Lenexa. KS 66219
Phone: 1-800-223-0425
Or is available via a link in the related Public
Notice online at: www.epa.gov/ks/region-7-
Or can be made available on a CD upon request
by contacting the Community Involvement
Coordinator listed below.
EPA has not scheduled a public hearing, but will
schedule one if there is sufficient public interest.
Written requests for a public hearing must be
submitted no later than June 26, 2020, to the
EPA contact listed above, and must state the
nature of issues proposed to be raised at the
hearing. EPA will evaluate any request and hold
a formal hearing if it determines that a hearing
will contribute to the decision-making process by-
clarifying significant issues affecting the remedy.
After consideration of all comments received,
EPA will make a Final Remedy Decision. If the
decision is made to select a Final Remedy that
is substantially unchanged from the Proposed
Final Remedy, EPA will notify all persons
submitting comments or requesting a notice of
the final decision. If the Proposed Final Remedy
is substantially changed. EPA will issue another
public notice indicating the changes.
If you have questions or want to receive further
information, please contact:
Ben Washburn
Community Involvement Coordinator
U.S. EPA Region 7
11201 Renner Boulevard
Lenexa. KS 66219
Toll-free: 1-800-223-0425
Email: washburn.ben@epa.gov
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7
11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, KS 66219
Toll-free: 1-800 223-0425
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