Nevada, Division of Environmental Protection -- PCE Website

Following are brief descriptions of "open cleanup cases" involving PCE contamination associated with the dry cleaning business and others entities in the Reno metro area.

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection's (NDEP) Bureau of Corrective Action oversees cleanup of releases of regulated substances using a multi-media (air, water, soil, and ecological resources) approach. Sites requiring cleanup are usually identified through property transfer assessments or reports of contamination from property owners and/or the general public.

Owners of property are required to remediate contaminated sites to meet state cleanup standards. Once remediation has occurred, NDEP can issue a "Finding of no further Action" for the site

Artist Cleaners (Former)
225 Gentry Way Reno, Nevada 89502-4208

Full characterization pending. Moderate concentrations (90 µg/L) in onsite plume. Ground water at approximately 14 feet. No exposure pathway identified

Buck. 75 Dry Cleaners
616 Greenbrae Drive Sparks, Nevada 89431-3139

Monitoring with remediation pending. Very low concentrations (19 µg/L) in small offsite plume affecting one commercial parcel. Ground water at approximately 13 feet. No exposure pathway identified.

Cleaners at Old Town Mall
180 West Peckham Lane, #1020 Reno, Nevada 89509-5450

Monitoring with final characterization/remediation pending. Moderate concentrations (240 µg/L) in offsite plume affecting one commercial parcel. Ground water at approximately 21 feet. No exposure pathway identified.

Rainbow Cleaners (Former)
477 East Plumb Lane Reno, Nevada 89502-3501

Assessment (degree of contribution to regional ground water plume not yet determined). Low concentrations (50 µg/L) in regional plume affecting commercial and residential areas. Ground water at approximately 17 feet. No exposure pathway identified.

Save-on Cleaners
6429 South Virginia Street Reno, Nevada 89511-1104

Full characterization pending. Low concentrations (38 µg/L) in onsite plume at commercial strip mall. Ground water at approximately 28 feet No exposure pathway identified.

Central Truckee Meadows Remediation District (CTMRD): CTMRD is a defined area based on the presence (or likely presence) of contaminated groundwater [PCE] within Reno/Sparks metro area. The district also includs portions of Washoe County.

The CTMRD program is being implemented by the Washoe County Department of Water Resources (DWR) to achieve the remediation plan objectives in accordance with Nevada Revised Statute (NRS) 540A.250-285.

Detailed information about the CTMRD is available on the website maintained by Washoe County, Nevada.