[CPEO-BIF] Dico Superfund site, Des Moines, Iowa

[Lenny Siegel]

After nearly four decades, crews will soon demolish buildings at Des Moines' Dico Superfund site

by Donnelle Eller
Des Moines Register (IA)
May 5, 2021

After nearly four decades, Iowans could soon see environmental crews removing the blighted buildings at the notorious Dico Superfund site in downtown Des Moines, eventually making way for a planned $540 million professional soccer stadium and entertainment district.

"It sat for 38 years, year after year, decade after decade, a frustrating reminder of the inactivity brought about by monumental environmental challenges, lengthy legal action, and a lot of red tape," Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie said Tuesday, joining U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Regan at the site. "But now those days are behind us."

The gathering, also attended by Kayla Lyons, Iowa Department of Natural Resources director, marked the transfer of the 43-acre site's ownership to the city of Des Moines. It clears the way for the start of demolition, environmental cleanup and the proposed redevelopment.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2021/05/04/epa-chief-dico-superfund-site-transfer-des-moines-redevelopment-iowa-soccer-arena-hotels/4931248001/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)