U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with three responsible parties that will begin the cleanup of the former Milwaukee Solvay Coke & Gas Co. facility in Milwaukee.
The cleanup agreement reached between EPA and Cliffs Mining Co., Wisconsin Wrecking Co. and Water Street Holdings LLP covers removal of asbestos inside and outside buildings; more than 30 coal tar-containing above ground storage tanks; and drums and containers of hazardous waste.
The cleanup will be conducted by contractors with oversight from EPA, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and the City of Milwaukee. The cleanup is expected to be completed this October. Deteriorated buildings on the northern half of the site will also be decontaminated and demolished.
EPA's action does not include cleanup of soil, sediment or groundwater beneath the surface of the property. These cleanup activities would be coordinated by the WDNR.
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