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Boeing, Lockheed, and City of Moses Lake Settled Over Contaminated Wellfield
WASHINGTON— Parties responsible for contamination at the Moses Lake Wellfield Superfund Site have reached a settlement.
Cleanup of TCE, an industrial solvent, and other contaminants was initiated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and will be completed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Under the consent decree lodged today in federal district court in Yakima, Wash., the federal government has pledged to provide an estimated $55 million in cleanup funds.
Other cleanup funding, in the amount of $3.25 million, will be provided by The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin and the city of Moses Lake.
“This settlement will ensure the cleanup of TCE from groundwater at the Moses Lake Superfund Site,” said Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division.
“The Justice Department expects those responsible for pollution to pay for cleanup. This settlement shows the federal government’s willingness to live up to that standard when it is responsible for pollution,” said Moreno.
The settlement will fund the cleanup actions selected by EPA in September 2008.
“EPA’s cleanup will ensure that residents in and around the city of Moses Lake are protected from contaminants in the groundwater,” said Dan Opalski, Director of EPA’s Office of Environmental Cleanup for Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska.
Our office is proud to provide the legal work that plays a critical role in improving the quality of natural resources in the state of Washington,” said Washington Attorney General Robert M. McKenna.
Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: Environmental Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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