Selectboard reviews corrective action plan for historic bunker fuel release; treated water discharge would require state approval

Aug 10, 2026

SRDC and consultants presented an enhanced in‑place recovery plan for a historic bunker oil release at the former J&L Plant 1. The plan includes treating extracted water and discharging it to the municipal sewer under a Vermont 39016 permit; the Board stressed strict monitoring and DEC/EPA approval conditions.

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At a public hearing Aug. 10, the Selectboard heard a presentation from SRDC, the Mount Ascutney Regional Commission, and Stone Environmental on a Corrective Action Plan for a historic bunker fuel release at the former J&L Plant 1 site on Clinton Street.

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