EPA Proposes Vienna Wells Site for Superfund's National Priorities List

(Kansas City, Kan., March 3, 2010) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing its proposal to add the Vienna Wells Site in Vienna, Mo., to the federal Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). An NPL listing notifies the public that EPA believes a site requires further study and possible cleanup under EPA's Superfund program.

The Vienna Wells Site consists of three public drinking wells in which tetrachloroethylene, known as PCE, has been detected. PCE is widely used for dry-cleaning fabrics and metal degreasing operations.