[CPEO-BIF] Seattle site reclaimed as park

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

From polluted shoreline to park in West Seattle

By LISA STIFFLER
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER (WA)
September 21, 2005

Residents could one day dig for clams on a slice of Seattle shoreline 
that's been transformed from Superfund cleanup site to community park.

Environmental Protection Agency authorities Tuesday announced the 
completion of the $36.5 million cleanup of a former wood-treatment 
facility on the eastern shores of West Seattle.

Once soaked in toxic creosote, the site has been reclaimed. Part of the 
land is open to the public as Jack Block Park, a little wedge of green 
amid industrial operations.

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For the entire article, see
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/241542_superfund21.html
--
Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org

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