09/13/2011 Resolutions 2011-252RESOLUTION 2011 -252
WHEREAS, the former Nebraska Solvents Company operated a facility located at
Stuhr Road and Highway 30 on property now owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company; and
WHEREAS, the operation of that facility resulted in the release oftetrachloroethylene
to the area groundwater; and
WHEREAS, the tetrachloro ethylene has now migrated several miles to the east into
Merrick County and contaminated private wells in several subdivisions around the Gunbarrel and Ft.
Kearney Road area, and
WHEREAS, Union Pacific Railroad has enrolled in a voluntary remediation program
administered by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality to develop a corrective plan; and
WHEREAS, the remediation action being recommended is to replace the private wells
in that area by extending the City's water system; and
WHEREAS, the Railroad would reimburse the City for the engineering, material, and
construction costs associated with that extension.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the Water Main Extension Agreement withthe
Union Pacific Railroad Company, is hereby approved.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, September 13, 2011
Attest:
RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
Approved as to Form n
September 12, 2011 Q City ttorney