Posted on 10.28.20

Wisconsin City’s Failure to Report Contamination Site Deemed an ‘Oversight’

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, October 28, 2020
By: Danielle Kaeding

A 2015 report identified hazardous substances on the site of the Sheboygan Municipal Armory near Lake Michigan, but contamination was only recently reported to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at the request of state environmental regulators. Now, the DNR is directing the city to investigate and clean up the site.

The city, which is demolishing the armory, notified the DNR on Oct. 9 that volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and arsenic had been discharged from the site. The agency then sent the city a letter directing officials to hire an environmental consultant and submit a plan by Dec. 13 for investigating contamination. Read more.

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