Environment

Tucson International Airport Area Site Settlement Agreement Notice

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This proposal directs Tucson to build a treatment system for PFAS contaminants at the Tucson International Area Superfund Site. The EPA is offering a settlement with a no-sue clause and legal protection for Tucson, provided it fulfills the cleanup. Public comments on this proposal will influence the final decision.

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Key Changes

  • Tucson must construct a PFAS treatment system
  • EPA offers a no-sue settlement
  • Public comments are requested and may influence the final decision

Obligations

What this law requires

high

City of Tucson must construct a treatment system for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) entering the Tucson Area Remediation Plant

City of Tucson
operational
high

City of Tucson must conduct response actions at the Tucson International Area Superfund Site in Tucson, Arizona as specified in the settlement agreement

City of Tucson
operational
medium

All submissions and comments regarding the settlement must include the Docket ID No. CERCLA-09-2026-007

All parties submitting comments
disclosure
medium

Comments on the proposed settlement must be received by May 18, 2026

Public commenters and interested parties
reporting
high

EPA must consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw consent to the settlement if comments disclose facts or considerations indicating the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
operational

Affected Parties

City of TucsonEPA

Tags

EPA,PFAS,Tucson