[CPEO-BIF] Champion mill site, Missoula, Montana

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Mill site cleanup plan may include new chemical

By KEILA SZPALLER
The Missoulian (MT)
June 14, 2008

Cleanup continues at the former Champion mill site, even as an amendment 
to the voluntary cleanup plan is under review.

Tests last fall identified a new contaminant called trichloroethylene, 
or TCE, in soil vapor in an area called the tractor repair shop. TCE is 
a solvent likely used there to clean grease off automotive parts, said 
Montana Department of Environmental Quality project manager Kate Fry.

So a plan update that addresses TCE is under public review, but at the 
same time, the fumes are being cleaned. The Missoula Redevelopment 
Agency's Chris Behan said Friday that a venting machine that pulls fumes 
from the soil is fixing the problem.

Cleanup involves both private and public parties, and the redevelopment 
agency has supported the creation of the Old Sawmill District at the 
former industrial complex. The state is overseeing the cleanup.

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For the entire article, see
http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/06/14/news/local/news03.txt

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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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