Farmland Industries, Inc., Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant Site

Site Background

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) request public comment on a plan to identify and define a preferred remedial alternative for management and cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater at the Former Farmland Industries Nitrogen Plant (Site) in Lawrence, Kansas. The primary contaminants of concern are nitrate and ammonia left behind from years of fertilizer production. These contaminants are elevated in groundwater, soil, sediments, and surface and storm water at the Site.

KDHE and EPA will review and consider all information submitted during the 30-day public comment period (October 26 to November 25, 2009) before selecting a preferred remedial action, which may be a modified version of one presented in the Corrective Action Decision (CAD). The public is encouraged to review and comment on the CAD. A copy of the CAD and other key site documents will be available for review from October 26 to November 25 at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont Street, Lawrence, Kansas, and at the KDHE offices in Topeka, Kansas. In addition, click here for a copy of the CAD. For more information please call (785) 296-1935.

KDHE and EPA will hold a public meeting to discuss the preferred remedial actions and solicit public participation. The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 9, 2009, at Building #21 North, 2121 Harper Street at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, Lawrence, Kansas. The public may also provide written comments during the 30-day public comment period to the following address, postmarked by November 25, 2009:

Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Bureau of Environmental Remediation
1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 410
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1367
ATTN: Pamela Green.

If persons with disabilities planning to attend the meeting on November 9, 2009, need accommodation, please contact Pamela Green at least three days prior to the meeting.

Additional Information

For additional information, please contact:

• Pamela Green, KDHE-BER Project Manager, 785.296.1935

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Portions of these reports may have been removed in order to make them web-ready. To view a complete copy of these reports including figures and other technical information, please contact KDHE's Topeka office or the Lawrence Public Library during the public comment period.

• Farmland Lawrence Corrective Action Decision (KDHE)
• Farmland Lawrence Site Characterization Report (KDHE)
• Farmland Lawrence Remedial Action Plan (KDHE)