Public Notice: Seventh Five-Year Review in Progress for the National Presto Industries Superfund Site

Seventh Five-Year Review in Progress for the National Presto Industries Superfund Site
How to Comment
Comments Due

Public comments on the five-year review for this site will be accepted online. If you are unable to submit electronically or need other assistance, please contact Meshach Padilla by phone 312-886-1070 or by email (padilla.meshach@epa.gov).

Lautenbach, Glenn
Remedial Project Manager
(312) 353-8892
(lautenbach.glenn@epa.gov)

Meshach Padilla
Community Involvement Coordinator
(312) 886-1070
(padilla.meshach@epa.gov)

You may also call EPA toll-free at 800-621-8431, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central time.

Do not submit any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include a discussion of all points you wish to make. 

Publish Date

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is conducting a five-year review of the National Presto Industries Superfund site. The 320-acre site is mostly in Chippewa County with a small portion located along the northern border of Eau Claire County. The village of Lake Hallie is located north and east of the site, while the city of Eau Claire is located south and west of the site. Superfund law requires regular checkups of sites that have been cleaned up – with waste managed on-site – to ensure the cleanup continues to protect people and the environment. This is the seventh five-year review of this site.

Cleanup of the volatile organic compound contamination at the site consisted of the following:

  • Constructing a permanent community water supply system 
  • Installing groundwater extraction wells
  • Excavating waste forge compounds
  • Installing soil vapor extraction systems
  • Pumping and treating contaminated ground water
  • Monitoring groundwater

More information can be accessed using the computers at the Chippewa Falls Public Library, 105 W Central St, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729, and at National Presto Industries webpage. The review should be completed by Fall of 2026.

 

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Last updated on August 4, 2026