Roosevelt Irrigation District (RID) Initiates
Cleanup of Contaminated Groundwater

Pilot Project Treatment Systems are being installed
in West Phoenix neighborhoods

 

What is the West Van Buren
Area (WVBA) WQARF Site?

The WVBA WQARF (State Superfund)

Site, first listed in 1987, is located in west

Phoenix and is approximately bordered
on the North by McDowell Road; by
Buckeye and Lower Buckeye Road on
the South; 7th Avenue on the East and
beyond 79th Avenue on the West. See
Plume Map at 

What pollutants are involved?
Industrial chemicals such as:
trichloroethene (TCE)
tetrachloroethene (PCE)
1,1-dichloroethene (DCE)
1,1-dichloroethane (DCA)

methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)

Who will pay for the cleanup?

More than 60 entities corporate,
governmental and private - have
been identified as liable parties for
contributing to the groundwater
contamination.

How can i get more information?

Visit or call
Lawrence Moore at 480?980-1933.

    



Why is this action occurring?

West Phoenix has one of the largest contaminated
groundwater plumes in the country. Known as the

West Van Buren Area (WVBA) groundwater plume, the
impacted area extends from McDowell Road to Buckeye
Road, and from 7th Avenue to beyond 79th Avenue.

Why is RID doing this?

More than 20 RID wells located in the area have been
impacted by the contamination and more than 10
additional RID wells are threatened. RID intends to
remove the contamination in order to make the water
safe for use by West Valley businesses and residents.

Why a ?pilot system??
Initially, four wells are being treated in order to

demonstrate the systems? effectiveness as a solution
for treating groundwater.

Who is paying for this project?

RID has contracted with Spinnaker Holdings, LLC, of
Denison, Texas, to provide the design, construction
and operation of the facilities for the Pilot Treatment
System. To recover costs associated with the cleanup,
RID has filed a $40 million civil action lawsuit against
more than 60 Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
under the federal Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
of 1980 (also called ?Superfund?).

Learn more about efforts to clean up groundwater in the
West Valley by visiting 

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Groundwater
CLEANUP COALITION