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EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Community Meetings About Omaha Lead
Superfund Site in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska
June meetings will focus on the findings of the site’s latest Five-Year
Review
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 – 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa,
KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 17, 2024) – Officials from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will host two community meetings on Monday
and Tuesday, June 24 and 25, to provide community members with an update about
the Omaha Lead Superfund Site and the findings from the site’s Five-Year
Review.
Five-Year Reviews provide an opportunity to evaluate the implementation and
performance of a remedy and to determine if that remedy remains protective of
human health and the environment.
Community members will also have the opportunity to learn more about EPA’s
updates to the guidance for lead in residential soil and how lowering the
recommended lead screening levels may impact the Omaha Lead Superfund Site.
“Meetings like these allow our site teams to learn more about the questions
and concerns community members may have regarding Superfund sites in or near
their neighborhoods,” said EPA Region 7 Superfund and Emergency Management
Division Director Bob Jurgens. “EPA Region 7 is committed to ensuring that
feedback received from community members is captured and incorporated into our
Superfund cleanup processes.”
The community meetings will be held at:
Monday, June 24
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) Building, Room 120
2909 Edward Babe Gomez Ave, Omaha, NE 68107
Tuesday, June 25
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
The Venue at Highlander
2120 N. 30th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68111
Background
Omaha was once home to a large lead smelter and lead battery recycling plant
that are estimated to have released over 400 million pounds (200,000 tons) of
lead particles into the environment. Much of that ended up in residential
areas within the 27 square miles of downtown Omaha where the lead processing
facilities operated.
The Record of Decision for the Omaha Lead Superfund Site includes remediation
of lead-impacted soil from historic smelting and lead processing activities at
the site. The remedy also includes exterior lead-based paint stabilization,
which was included to protect the soil remedy at the site.
Learn more about the Omaha Lead Superfund Site.
Learn more about Omaha’s Lead Hazard Programs.
Learn more about Douglas County’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.
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Learn more about EPA Region 7
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