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Contaminated soil halts part of Virginia public safety center work; city to review remediation plan next week
Summary
Contractor Kraus-Anderson reported unexpected petroleum-contaminated soils during excavations for stormwater basins at the new public safety facility. Work on the basins is paused, testing is underway, the MPCA has been notified and staff will return to the council next week with remediation options and cost estimates.
Sean Lewis, senior project manager for Kraus-Anderson, told the Virginia City Council on June 17 that crews uncovered a larger-than-expected zone of soil with a petroleum odor while excavating stormwater basins on the south side of the new public safety facility site. The discovery has paused earthwork in that area while laboratory testing and a remediation plan are developed.
Lewis said the project remains on schedule and within budget overall, that the building construction is continuing and that staff had set aside a contingency specifically for contamination work. “We did set aside the $67,000 to manage that,” Lewis said; he added that testing last week showed more contamination than anticipated and that the team stopped excavation to sample and assess volumes.
Why it matters: The contamination affects stormwater-basin work and associated site elements — including…
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