On February 1, 2021, the Consent Decree between the United States, Dico/Titan, and the city of Des Moines was
entered by the Court, resolving years of litigation between the U.S. and Dico/Titan. Pursuant to this settlement,
Dico/Titan will pay $11.5M to the U.S. and transfer the Dico property to the city of Des Moines.
As a condition of receiving the property at no cost, the city is required to perform certain work at the Site,
commensurate with the value of the Dico property, to enable redevelopment and ensure remedy protectiveness.
Specifically, the city has agreed to perform operation and maintenance of the groundwater treatment system and
the asphalt cap at the Site, estimated to cost approximately $1.5M over the next 30 years. Although not considered
CERCLA response actions, the city plans to demolish certain buildings at the Site not covered by the Record of
Decision and add clean fill material to augment the cap and raise the grade at the Site.
With approximately $2.9M of the settlement proceeds from Dico, the EPA will update the 35-year-old air
stripping tower with an updated tray stripper and demolish and dispose of Buildings 1-3 (which are contaminated
and part of the OU2/OU4 ROD). The EPA will also excavate contaminated sediments from the South Pond Area.
The EPA and the city of Des Moines continue to coordinate with an interested developer for the Site regarding
assessment work and necessary planning documents. EPA recently provided comments and appro