(AGENPARL) – mer 07 agosto 2024 Issued: Aug 7, 2024 (12:50pm EDT)
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EPA Region 7 and City of St. Joseph, Missouri, Agree on Settlement for HPI
Products Inc. Property
Agreement sets the stage for further cleanup and redevelopment at a property
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 – 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa,
KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 7, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Region 7 has entered into an administrative settlement agreement for response
actions undertaken at the HPI Chemicals Inc. site, in exchange for a covenant
not to sue – by way of a prospective purchaser agreement (PPA) – with the
City of St. Joseph, Missouri, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
HPI Products Inc. is an active Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
enforcement site, currently subject to a unilateral administrative order and
consent decree. For the past year, an EPA Region 7 on-scene coordinator (OSC)
has been conducting a cleanup of HPI Products Inc. facilities in St. Joseph.
Cleanup activities have included product and waste characterization; bulking
products and wastes for proper disposal; and arranging the disposal of
improperly stored products and wastes at the site.
By entering into this agreement, EPA Region 7 and DOJ agree not to sue the
City of St. Joseph. In exchange, the city will remove and dispose of
identified polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)-containing ballasts at a property,
and then the property will be capped. Afterward, the city plans to use the
capped property as a parking lot for a nearby fire station.
The PPA will be subject to a public comment period for 30 days, once EPA, DOJ,
and the City of St. Joseph have signed it. The PPA will become effective on
the day the city acquires the property after the public comment period ends.
Individuals interested in providing a public comment can do so online via the
Federal Register.
Learn more about EPA Region 7’s removal actions at HPI Products Inc.
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