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DEP notifies Blakely of heating-oil discharge at 1781 Scott Road; remediation underway
Summary
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection informed Blakely Borough of an illicit heating-oil discharge at 1781 Scott Road; owners Robert and Joan Thompson hired Bluestone Environmental to remediate the release, the borough was told.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection notified Blakely Borough that an illicit heating-oil discharge occurred at 1781 Scott Road, and the property owners engaged Bluestone Environmental to perform remediation, Borough Secretary Christopher R. Paone reported to council on Aug. 19.
The minutes record that Mr. Paone read the DEP notice; the owners were identified as Robert and Joan Thompson and Bluestone Environmental was named as the remediation contractor. The minutes do not detail the volume of oil released, any off-site impacts, or the current status of cleanup.
Council did not take formal action during the meeting but was informed of the event via correspondence. No public-health advisory or enforcement action is recorded in the minutes; follow-up with DEP or the remediation contractor was not documented in these minutes.
