South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Site

Site Information

Minneapolis, MN (Hennepin County)
EPA ID# MNN000509136
CERCLIS listing
Alias(es): South Minneapolis Neighborhood Soil Contamination Site; CMC Heartland

Contact Information

Community Involvement Coordinator
Cheryl Allen (allen.cheryl@epa.gov)
312-353-6196 or 800-621-8431, ext. 36196

Remedial Project Manager
Tim Prendiville (prendiville.timothy@epa.gov)
312-886-5122 or 800-621-8431, ext. 65122

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Repositories

Additional site-specific documents as well as general information about the EPA Superfund program are available at these
official information repositories:

Green Institute
2801 21st Ave. S.
Suite 100
Minneapolis
City of Minneapolis
Police Department
Attn: Carla Nielson
1201-B E. Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Floor
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Public Library
East Lake Branch
2727 E. Lake St.
Minneapolis

Links

CMC Heartland Lite Yard Site from MN Department of Agriculture

EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund

Superfund glossary
Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry

Arsenic FAQs from ATSDR

Background

The CMC Heartland Lite Yard site (plant site) is located on 5 acres at the northwest corner of the intersection of Hiawatha Ave and 28th St. Several companies produced pesticides at the plant from 1938 to 1968. When arsenic was discovered at the plant site, health agencies suspected that the wind might have blown contaminated dust into nearby neighborhoods. Yards were sampled north and west of the plant site.

When the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) confirmed that arsenic was present on some properties, the agency asked for help from EPA in cleaning up the contamination. In late 2004, 29 yards in the South Minneapolis area were cleaned. Since that time EPA has identified a total of 197 properties that required cleanup to address immediate health threats. By the end of 2007 163 properties were cleaned up. The remaining 34 properties should be cleaned up in 2008.

EPA has also completed studies looking at the long-term health threats posed by arsenic at this site. EPA is expecting to present a proposed cleanup plan to the public this spring that will address those risks. A final decision on the plan will be made after public comments on the plan are considered by EPA. The final decision is expected this summer.

For more information about arsenic, please visit the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Web site.

Community Advisory Group - Still Want to get involved ?

On Tuesday, December 12, 2006, EPA sponsored an informal meeting at the YWCA on Lake Street to explore the formation of a Community Advisory Group (CAG). If you were not able to attend this meeting and are still interested in forming a CAG you can pick up materials that were distributed at the meeting at the Franklin Avenue Safety Center, 1201 E. Franklin Ave.

Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) and Community Advisory Group (CAG) are two ways the community can get involved. Learn more about CAGs and TAGs

Soil Sample Update

All arsenic soil sample results have been mailed out. If you haven't received the results for your property, please contact Tim Prendiville. If you are a tenant, please contact your property owner for the results.

Site Updates

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2008

Tenant notification requirements - Minneapolis arsenic contamination zone March 2008
A new City of Minneapolis ordinance requires owners of rental property within the South Minneapolis Arsenic Contamination Site to share arsenic testing results with renters.