February 12, 2008 - Today, the land has been declared safe, and a developer is ready to build 23 homes within the boundaries of the site. It would be the first subdivision to be developed on a Superfund site in Missouri.
A groundswell of opposition, however, persuaded the city to temporarily halt the project in December and to re-evaluate whether the land poses any danger.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Friday, September 7, 2007
Missouri community learns what was left behind by former nuclear fuel plant
September 6, 2007 - At a community meeting Thursday night at the First Christian Church in Hematite, Westinghouse and the government laid out exactly what was found.
The new study found radioactive materials, volatile organic compounds and heavy metals were left behind, buried in the soil and lingering in the water in Hematite.
"Part of the ground water is contaminated and it's leached into the wells so people couldn't use them any more," resident James Downs said.
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The new study found radioactive materials, volatile organic compounds and heavy metals were left behind, buried in the soil and lingering in the water in Hematite.
"Part of the ground water is contaminated and it's leached into the wells so people couldn't use them any more," resident James Downs said.
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Monday, August 6, 2007
Contamination sparks anxiety and lawsuits in Missouri town
August 5, 2007 - From a distance, the old Westinghouse plant is a nondescript complex of buildings, the kind of place that might make light bulbs or ceiling fans.
Drive a little closer and yellow signs come into view: "Caution: Nuclear Material."
A few years ago, officials with Westinghouse Electric Co. had predicted that the plant, which has been idle since 2001, would be razed in 2005 or last year. Now it appears the buildings won't be torn down and the site completely cleaned up until next year — at the earliest.
To some who live nearby, demolition can't come soon enough.
The plant has been linked to chemical contamination in nearby well water, prompting anxiety among residents and triggering lawsuits.
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Drive a little closer and yellow signs come into view: "Caution: Nuclear Material."
A few years ago, officials with Westinghouse Electric Co. had predicted that the plant, which has been idle since 2001, would be razed in 2005 or last year. Now it appears the buildings won't be torn down and the site completely cleaned up until next year — at the earliest.
To some who live nearby, demolition can't come soon enough.
The plant has been linked to chemical contamination in nearby well water, prompting anxiety among residents and triggering lawsuits.
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
Missouri housewife argues contamination case before state Supreme Court, and wins!
May 23, 2007 - Just less than a decade ago, the Eatons purchased a home in Hematite.
They loved the woodsy feel of the area, and the spacious lot on which their home sat.
It all seemed idyllic--until Clarissa Eaton came home and saw an ominous note posted on her front door.
"There was a note on our front door telling us not to drink the water," Eaton said. "We were horrified."
Several homes in the neighborhood received the same note, and cases of bottled water.
The donor?
The owners of a nuclear fuel processing plant situated down the road.
While the water contamination originated from solvents, and was not radiological in nature, the Eatons were badly shaken by the disclosure.
"We didn't know the plant existed," she said. "We couldn't believe it. We didn't want to believe it."
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They loved the woodsy feel of the area, and the spacious lot on which their home sat.
It all seemed idyllic--until Clarissa Eaton came home and saw an ominous note posted on her front door.
"There was a note on our front door telling us not to drink the water," Eaton said. "We were horrified."
Several homes in the neighborhood received the same note, and cases of bottled water.
The donor?
The owners of a nuclear fuel processing plant situated down the road.
While the water contamination originated from solvents, and was not radiological in nature, the Eatons were badly shaken by the disclosure.
"We didn't know the plant existed," she said. "We couldn't believe it. We didn't want to believe it."
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Government to Buy Homes from Residents on MO Superfund Site
April 24, 2007 - Uncle Sam has agreed to purchase the homes in the 40-square-mile Tar Creek Superfund Site on a voluntary basis, but there has been a problem with some of the appraisals. They were too low for owners to buy decent housing elsewhere.
So the procedure has been slowed down to make corrections, much to the consternation of people who have already bought homes and are awaiting appraisals for the buyout.
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So the procedure has been slowed down to make corrections, much to the consternation of people who have already bought homes and are awaiting appraisals for the buyout.
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