05/25/2004 Resolutions 2004-123
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RES 0 L UTI 0 N 2004-123
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Island has experienced a serious groundwater
contamination problem, resulting in the abandonment of over 80 private domestic wells and a large
capacity municipal well; and
WHEREAS, four additional municipal wells are in jeopardy of being lost for city
supply as the contamination plume continues to move in the area aquifer; and
WHEREAS, the source ofthe contamination remains undetermined despite continued
work with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Nebraska Department of Environmental
Quality and an area business; and
WHEREAS, continued efforts must be pursued to determine the source of the
contamination and develop remediation programs for the chemical plume; and
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Island is requesting that this area be designated as a
Superfund Site under the federal Superfund program administered by the Environmental Protection
Agency in order to make it eligible for continued investigation and remediation; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that a petition be submitted to the Governor for the
State of Nebraska requesting the Governor to list this area as the "Parkview Well Superfund Site."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that due to the ongoing water contamination issue
in the Parkview well area in Grand Island, which affects private and municipal water wells, the City
of Grand Island supports the designation that such area be listed as the "Parkview Well Superfund
Site", making it eligible for continued investigation and remediation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to
submit a petition on behalf of the City of Grand Island, to the Governor for the State of Nebraska
requesting such site be designated as a Superfund site.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, May 25, 2004.
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
Approved as to Form r:l
May 19,2004 r:l City Attorney