railroad avenue groundwater contamination

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The Railroad Avenue site consists of an area of ground water contamination which includes 22 municipal water supply wells that historically or currently supply water to the residents of West Des Moines, Iowa, and the potential source areas of the contamination. West Des Moines, a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa, is located in southwest Polk County in south-central Iowa. The site occupies portions of Sections 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 21, and 22, T78N, R25W.

Hazardous Ranking Score

50 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 7
Phone: (913) 551-7003

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Timeline

Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        8,183

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $85,646

        Average Income

        3,520

        Occupied homes

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