Firm Chosen for Cleanup Project

Thursday, April 4, 2024

The City’s brownfield selection committee has chosen HR Green, Inc. to oversee implementation of its EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant.  These funds will cover costs associated with developing bid specifications and asbestos abatement activities at the seven-story former Rath Packing plant.  The looming brownfields facility represents a symbol of the economic devastation that dramatically impacted the community during… Read more »

Rath Project Receives Cleanup Grant

Friday, June 9, 2023

U.S. EPA has awarded the City of Waterloo a $642,400 Brownfields Cleanup Grant to remove asbestos containing material (ACM) from the 7-story former Rath Packing plant structure located at 1442 Sycamore Street. 262 communities across the United States received a portion of the $215 million in FY 2023 funding.  The City was one of 14 recipients… Read more »

Meeting Scheduled for Cleanup Grant

Friday, October 28, 2022

On November 22, 2022 the City of Waterloo will be submitting a U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyBrownfields Cleanup Grant application for the former Rath Building located at 1442 Sycamore Street inBlack Hawk County, Waterloo, IA. The public meeting for this grant application will take place at Waterloo City Hall in the Mollenhoff Conference Room, 715 Mulberry… Read more »