[CPEO-BIF] Fairfield County, Connecticut

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

FOCUS : Economic Development and Business Relocation
Seeing gold in Fairfield County brownfields

By ALEXANDER SOULE
Fairfield County Business News (CT)
August 21, 2006

To the naked eye, the ruins of the Gilbert & Bennett wire mill are much 
as Steve Soler first observed them in 2001. Broken window panes, likely 
the work of well-aimed rocks from teens, stretch the length of the brick 
mills. The factory pond, listed as a Superfund site in 1999, still glows 
in the setting sun.

But Soler’s senses pick up what many others do not. The lead and zinc 
sludge has been carted away, 3,000 cubic yards of it, replaced with lime 
kiln dust and a protective earthen cap. He can already visualize the 
scenic waterfall that will cascade into the 12-acre pond, rehabilitated 
to reflect the surrounding green hillsides. Soler can hear the train 
chugging into the adjacent station, dropping off residents from jobs 
down the line who crowd shops and cafes on a summer eve.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.fairfieldcbj.com/archive/082106/0821060013.php

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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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