The Eastern Iowa Airport has abandoned plans to use geothermal heating and cooling for its new expansion after failing to get a permit to dig a new well field because of regulators’ concerns about “forever chemicals” at the site.
The Eastern Iowa Airport’s governing board will consider buying a residential property valued at $770,000 because the home has a drinking water well with high levels of toxic chemicals found in firefighting foam used for decades at the airport.
A monthslong wait for a permit to install underground wells for a geothermal heat system at the Eastern Iowa Airport may delay construction of the final phase of a 10-year, $120 million renovation.