[CPEO-BIF] Ogden (UT) recreation center development stalled

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Ogden recreation center development stalled by solvents in groundwater

Kristen Moulton
Salt Lake Tribune (UT)
September 1, 2005

OGDEN - Petroleum and solvents in the soil and groundwater beneath what
was once a downtown mall are stalling Ogden's effort to build a
high-adventure recreation center. 

City officials met with state environmental scientists Wednesday and
agreed to conduct more tests to determine the extent of the pollution,
according to Steven Thiriot, a Department of Environmental Quality
manager. 

How long the tests will take and whether the state will require the city
to clean up the pollution is not yet clear. 

Preliminary tests show pollution in excess of state standards for
drinking water, although there are no municipal wells in the area. 

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2991258

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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Fax: 650/961-8918
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