Mount Ascutney commission presents Brownfields cleanup plan for 100 River Street; public comment open until Oct. 2

Sep 14, 2026

Mount Ascutney Regional Commission presented cleanup alternatives for PCB-impacted areas at 100 River Street and the owner and Brownfields program selected an encapsulation/barrier approach to enable occupancy with monitoring; public comments are open through Oct. 2, 2026.

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David Johnson of the Mount Ascutney Regional Commission presented options for remediating PCB-impacted building materials at 100 River Street and described the selected approach as encapsulation/barrier rather than full removal. The selected Alternative 3 calls for engineered barriers: epoxy coatings, a new concrete overlay with vapor barrier, and vapor-barrier-backed drywall on impacted walls.

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