National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 announces its intent to delete the soil unit of the Lakewood Site located in Lakewood (Pierce County), Washington, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comment on this action. The NPL constitutes Appendix B to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), 40 CFR Part 300, which EPA promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). This partial deletion of the Lakewood Site is proposed in accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e) and the Notice of Policy Change: Partial Deletion of Sites Listed on the National Priorities List. 60 FR 55466 (Nov. 1, 1995). This proposal for partial deletion pertains to the soil unit and includes all contaminated soil/sludge on the Plaza Cleaners (a dry cleaner) property, which was the source of the soil and ground-water contamination at the Lakewood Site. A plume of contaminated ground water, resulting from former disposal practices at the dry cleaner, is treated via air stripping at the Lakewood Water District production wells. The ground-water unit will remain on the N