# 2026-11650: Borax Agrees to Clean Arsenic From Missouri Groundwater

2026-11650, Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, is a Federal Register notice from Justice Department published 2026-06-11; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11650
- As of: 2026-06-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11650
- Title: Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Justice Department
- Citation: 91 FR 35574
- Published: 2026-06-11
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-18

## In one line

Borax Agrees to Clean Arsenic From Missouri Groundwater

## Summary

The U.S. government and Missouri are teaming up to make U.S. Borax, Inc. clean up arsenic pollution in North Kansas City’s groundwater and pay back cleanup costs. U.S. Borax agrees to fix the problem and avoid future lawsuits, while the public gets 30 days to share their thoughts. This plan kicks off a big step toward a safer environment and holds polluters responsible!

## Effects PRIA read

- Polluter to clean arsenic groundwater: benefit, medium. U.S. Borax, Inc. must implement an interim remedy selected by the EPA to address arsenic-contaminated groundwater at the Armour Road Superfund Site in North Kansas City and must reimburse response costs incurred by the United States and the State of Missouri. In return, U.S. Borax will receive a co…
- Public 30-day comment opportunity: benefit, low. Anyone may submit written comments on the proposed consent decree for 30 days after the notice published on June 11, 2026 (deadline July 11, 2026). Comments can be emailed or mailed to the Environment and Natural Resources Division, and the consent decree may be downloaded at https://www.justice.go…

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## Sources
- [2026-11650 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11650/notice-of-lodging-of-proposed-consent-decree-under-the-comprehensive-environmental-response)
- [2026-11650 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11650.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11650 (as of 2026-06-18).