EPA News Release (Region 7): Pella Corporation Agrees to Perform Environmental Investigation, Cleanup of Manufacturing Facility in Pella, Iowa

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7

901 N. Fifth St., Kansas City, KS 66101

 

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations

 

Pella Corporation Agrees to Perform Environmental Investigation, Cleanup of Manufacturing Facility in Pella, Iowa

 

Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov; or David Bryan, 913-551-7433, bryan.david@epa.gov

Environmental News

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

(Kansas City, Kan., March 2, 2010) - As a result of a settlement filed Monday by EPA Region 7, the Pella Corporation has agreed to conduct an investigation and cleanup of hazardous waste releases into soil and groundwater from its door and window manufacturing facility in Pella, Iowa.

 

The administrative order on consent, filed in Kansas City, Kan., is intended to address a series of longstanding environmental issues related to soil and groundwater contamination around Pella Corporation’s facilities at 102 Main Street in Pella.

 

In 2006, under the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), EPA Region 7 completed an assessment of the company’s facilities in Pella and identified a total of 30 different potential sources of soil and groundwater contamination. The RCRA order follows up on EPA’s assessment and requires a thorough investigation and cleanup of wastes released from the facility. The contaminants to be addressed by Pella are primarily solvents and petroleum products related to wood treatment activities at the facility, including the solvent pentachlorophenol which has been detected in groundwater above federal drinking water levels.

 

The City of Pella relies on the Des Moines River and a deep well situated close to the company’s plant for its public drinking water. The company has committed under EPA oversight to investigate its hazardous releases, conduct a study to identify cleanup strategies, and then implement the cleanup selected by EPA at its own expense.

 

# # #

 

Learn more about EPA’s civil enforcement of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/civil/rcra/index.html

 

Locate this and other Region 7 news items on the News Where You Live interactive map

 

 

Note: If a link above doesn't work, please copy and paste the URL into a browser.

 

 

View all Region 7 News Releases

 

 

---

Please join the conversation on our new open government Web site.

You can view or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems e-mail support@govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Sent by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355