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Huerfano County pursues EPA brownfields cleanup for 135 W. 7th Street after asbestos, dry‑cleaner solvents found
Summary
County staff and consultants presented plans to apply for an EPA brownfields cleanup grant to remove asbestos and remediate chlorinated‑solvent groundwater contamination at the old hospital and adjacent dry‑cleaner properties at 135 W. 7th St.; public comment supported cleanup and reuse possibilities such as parking and retail.
County staff and consultants told the Huerfano County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 30 that they will apply for an EPA brownfields cleanup grant to address contamination at two downtown Walsenburg properties, including the old hospital at 135 West 7th Street and an adjacent former dry‑cleaner.
Nick Tawaco of Geosyntech Consultants summarized work done under a prior $500,000 EPA assessment grant and described subsequent Phase II testing. He said the old hospital and an associated residence contain asbestos‑containing building materials and that groundwater beneath the former dry‑cleaner has historically shown chlorinated solvents at levels that in some samples exceeded Colorado groundwater…
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