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Federal, state and local officials gathered in Atlanta’s Westside last Thursday evening to recognize two milestones in the cleanup of the Westside Lead Superfund Site. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) $30 million is being invested to support the Westside cleanup. The other milestone being celebrated is 20 Atlanta area residents graduated from the EPA’s Superfund Job Training Initiative or “SuperJTI.”
The BIL funds will be used to excavate and safely dispose of lead-contaminated soil at residential properties. There are 2,097 properties in the study area and 1,251 properties have been sampled so far. Of those, 528 had lead in the soil above 400mg/kg threshold for cleanup and cleanup activities have been completed at 229 properties. The EPA continues to seek permission from property owners and tenants on the Westside to perform free sampling of their yards.