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http://www.twincities.com/ramseycounty/ci_24389797/if-pollution- "The soil contamination, by and large, has been contained to man areas on the site. "There were huge areas of that site between manufacturing buildi mow the lawn," he said. "And we're not finding anything that's s might find in our back yards." YEARS OF STUDY AND CLEANUP COMPLETE County officials say the parcel has been studied more than most, site under federal government ownership. In fact, years of cleanup have already taken place. The Army beg 1978, prompting efforts to remove lead, mercury and other contam groundwater wells, some reaching water supplies in New Brighton and ongoing water treatment. In 1982, 14 locations within the TCAAP property were placed on t government's official listing of environmental hotspots. A Feder groundwork for state and federal action. By 1997, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Army and the M put the Army in charge of cleaning the grounds to its own indust The Army says that 397 acres -- 90 percent of the work -- is alr 30 contaminated acres from the federal government until Bolander The Army's "military industrial" standards were created specific found, the military has promised to cover the cost of bringing t said. Nevertheless, experts have raised concern that past testing for dozens of buildings in place. An April 9 letter from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to would not be associated with "identified release," or pollution studies. The "no determination" letter is considered an importan along to potential developers. But it may not be until the last building foundation is removed apparent. "The records are amazingly complete, but there are inevitably so didn't know about," Worthington said. The Met Council's 2011 stadium report noted: "Contaminants exist remediate or address under (the Superfund law) or the FFA (feder petroleum, and site-wide concerns, such as contamination around Page 4 of 5Nov 01, 2013 03:23:12PM MDT