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Committee approves design work to advance gravel-pit remediation after DNR agrees to scaled-back soil‑vapor extraction plan
Summary
An unnamed committee voted to fund engineering and consulting to advance the second phase of remediation at a gravel pit after staff said the Department of Natural Resources agreed to a scaled-back soil vapor extraction (SVE) approach that cut construction estimates to roughly one-third of earlier projections.
An unnamed committee voted to fund engineering and consulting work to advance the second phase of remediation at a local gravel pit, a staff member said, after the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) agreed to a scaled‑back soil vapor extraction approach that sharply reduced construction estimates.
A staff member told the committee "this is basically for the costs for consulting and engineering related to the gravel pit," and explained the SVE — soil vapor extraction — is "part of the remediation". The staff member said the contractor AECOM had proposed scaling back the SVE design and that negotiations with the DNR influenced the final scope and cost.
"The good news is we got the DNR to agree and we're going to save it," the staff member said, adding that "what we're going to end up paying for construction is about a third of what we were originally going to pay and that also is reflected in engineering costs." The staff member recommended approving the engineering costs so design work could start; the plan is to have the system installed by the fall.
A committee member moved "to approve and move forward on the agreement," the motion was seconded and the committee voted in favor. The transcript does not record a roll‑call or a numeric vote tally.
The decision directs staff to proceed with design and engineering work for the scaled‑back SVE system and to return with implementation steps as needed.
