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Thurston County orders removal of 6.7 million pounds of construction debris from wetlands along the Shalice River
Summary
County environmental health staff say contractors illegally deposited asphalt, concrete and soils in wetlands and a riverbank; cleanup and restoration are underway and civil penalties were assessed.
Thurston County environmental health staff announced that more than 6,700,000 pounds of construction and demolition debris were removed this year from wetlands and riverbank areas along the Shalice River after county investigators found contractors had deposited material to attempt to mitigate on-site flooding.
The finding matters because the material — described by program staff as asphalt, concrete and waste soils — had been placed in critical areas where such disposal is not permitted. Kimberly Graham, solid and hazardous waste program supervisor for Thurston County Public Health and Social Services, told the Solid Waste Advisory Committee that the county identified material from three separate construction and demolition projects and that the removal and proper disposal followed enforcement…
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