Railroad Avenue Groundwater Contamination

Superfund site in West Des Moines, IA · EPA ID IA0001610963

Railroad Avenue Groundwater Contamination is a Superfund site in West Des Moines, IA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE), CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE, TETRACHLOROETHENE, TRANS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE. At Railroad Avenue Groundwater Contamination, the EPA has determined that human exposure is under control.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
Yes
Groundwater migration under control
Yes
Construction complete
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
Yes
Federal facility
No
EPA region
07
County
Polk

Contaminants of concern

Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.

Groundwater

  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene

Location

12TH & MAPLE, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Latitude 41.578333, longitude -93.702222

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