# EPA Adds Contaminated Site in N. M. to Priorities List

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2016/04/epa-adds-contaminated-site-in-n-m-to-priorities-list/
- Published: 2016-04-07T04:54:35-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

DALLAS – (April 6, 2016) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added the Lea
and W. Second Street Groundwater Plume site in Roswell, New Mexico, to the National
Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites, a list of sites that are contaminated 
and pose risks to public health and the environment. Superfund is the federal program
that investigates and cleans up the country’s most complex, uncontrolled, or abandoned
hazardous waste sites and converts them into productive community resources by eliminating
or reducing public health risks and environmental contamination.

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The site lies in central Roswell near the intersection of N. Lea Ave. and W. Second
Street. The site contains groundwater and soil contaminated with tetrachloroethylene,
or PERC, as well as trichloroethylene and other volatile organic compounds. Sources
of contamination include two areas of soil associated with former dry-cleaning operations.
Moreover, it’s a former in-ground concrete separator tank and a groundwater plume.

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> ### _**“Every year we identify sites that are serious risks to public health and the environment,” said EPA regional administrator Ron Curry. “Cleaning hazardous waste in our communities and returning properties to environmental and economic vitality will improve quality of life for the affected communities.”**_
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If not addressed, the plume could threaten drinking water sources for Roswell residents.

### **_Tetrachloroethylene is a potential human carcinogen. Animal studies have shown exposure over long periods could cause other effects in the liver and kidneys and changes in brain chemistry._**

Moreover, the EPA regularly works to identify companies or people responsible for
the contamination at a site and requires them to conduct or pay for the cleanup.
For the newly listed sites without viable potentially responsible parties, EPA will
investigate the extent of the contamination before assessing how best to treat it.

The NPL contains the nation’s most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste
sites. Additionally, the list is the basis for prioritizing enforcement actions 
and long-term EPA Superfund cleanup funding; only sites on the NPL are eligible 
for such funding. A site’s listing neither imposes a financial obligation on EPA
nor assigns liability to any party.

Federal Register notices and supporting documents for the final and proposed sites:
[http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/current.htm](https://www.epa.gov/superfund)

Information about how a site is listed on the NPL: [http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/npl_hrs.htm](https://www.epa.gov/superfund)

Superfund sites in local communities: [http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/index.htm](https://www.epa.gov/superfund)

Connect with EPA Region 6:

On Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/eparegion6](https://www.facebook.com/eparegion6)

On Twitter: [https://twitter.com/EPAregion6](https://mobile.twitter.com/EPAregion6)

Activities in EPA Region 6: [http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-6-south-central](https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-6-south-central)

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Contact: Joe Hubbard or Jennah Durant at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov

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