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Brownfield sites in Polk County, Iowa
EPA lists 22 brownfield sites in Polk County. Grant recipients report them. 6 carry EPA's ready-for-reuse flag.
Zoning: Check zoning with the city.
The sites
Each row is a site name and city, as EPA holds them. Where several sites share a name, the count shows how many.
| Site | City | Sites | EPA flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19th & Crocker | Des Moines | 1 | Ready for reuse, State or tribal program |
| Cardinal Cleaners, former | Des Moines | 1 | State or tribal program |
| Corigliano's Pizza | Des Moines | 1 | State or tribal program |
| Crazy Horse Guitars, former | Des Moines | 1 | Ready for reuse, State or tribal program |
| Des Moines Agribusiness Park | Des Moines | 1 | None |
| East Union Depot | Des Moines | 1 | Ready for reuse, State or tribal program |
| East Village/River Hills Area | Des Moines | 1 | None |
| former EcoTech Contractors | Des Moines | 1 | State or tribal program |
| former ERR facility | Des Moines | 1 | Ready for reuse, State or tribal program |
| Gateway West Area | Des Moines | 1 | None |
| Guthrie Avenue Business Park | Des Moines | 1 | None |
| Jackson Crossing | Des Moines | 1 | Ready for reuse, State or tribal program |
| Jerry's TV & Appliance | Des Moines | 1 | State or tribal program |
| Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel | Des Moines | 1 | Ready for reuse |
| Riverpoint East Area | Des Moines | 1 | None |
| Riverpoint West Area | Des Moines | 1 | None |
| Tuttle Development LLC/Riverpoint West | Des Moines | 1 | None |
| Union Pacific Bell Ave. Area | Des Moines | 1 | None |
| West Riverwalk Area | Des Moines | 1 | None |
3 more sites have an address or parcel number as the EPA name. We count them but don't show the name.
To see each site in Polk County on a map, use the Cleanups in My Community map, on EPA's site.
EPA flags
| EPA flag | Sites |
|---|---|
| Ready for reuse | 6 |
| Assessment | 0 |
| Cleanup | 0 |
| Targeted assessment | 0 |
| State or tribal program | 9 |
| Multipurpose grant | 0 |
| Area-wide planning | 0 |
A site can carry more than one flag. The grant flags show which kinds of EPA brownfield funding a site is listed under.
What this data holds
- Acreage isn't in EPA's national data, so we don't show site sizes.
- We hold no flood data for these sites.
- We show the city and county, not street addresses.
- Grant recipients report these sites to EPA. A flag is EPA's record, not a site visit.
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US EPA data, as of 18 Oct 2026, reported by grant recipients. Not endorsed by EPA. Not legal or environmental advice; confirm with the state or EPA region.