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Contaminated soil found at Virginia public-safety site; council approves up to $400,000 for cleanup
Summary
Contractors working on the new public-safety building site in Virginia discovered contaminated soil during pond excavation and the city council on June 24 authorized up to $400,000 in owner contingency funds to remove and dispose of the material.
Contractors working on the new public-safety building site in Virginia discovered contaminated soil during pond excavation and the city council on June 24 authorized up to $400,000 in owner contingency funds to remove and dispose of the material while further testing and grant applications proceed.
Consultants from NTS and the site civil engineer reported the discovery to the council after preliminary laboratory results returned petroleum-type contamination rather than solvents typically associated with an adjacent former dry-cleaning operation. Rick Crum of NTS said the stockpile on site was about 1,400 cubic yards; Sean Lewis (project consultant) said roughly 700 cubic yards remained to be excavated to complete the stormwater pond work.
Lewis told the council the city had stopped work about a…
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