[CPEO-BIF] Jordan Valley West Meadows park, Springfield, Missouri

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Jordan Valley West Meadows project work continues, as brownfield goes  
green

by Mike Penprase
Springfield News-Leader (MO)
February 23, 2011
Creation of the Jordan Valley West Meadows park project is so long- 
term that no one is speculating on a completion date, but recent work  
shows that the job is moving along.

The project is technically known as a brownfield remediation, work  
involves more than just digging up tainted soil. The area, donated to  
the city by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, once was  
flatland along Jordan Creek, but now the topography literally is  
erupting.

Heavy equipment is being used to create a series of what are called  
prairie mounds. With Springfield's downtown skyline in the  
background, a bulldozer is being used to groom the mounds.

...

Instead of having to remove soil containing materials associated with  
industry, park developers can cover the mounds with a layer of clean  
dirt that will allow them to be used for park activities.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110224/LIFE06/102240325/0/ 
NEWS11/?odyssey=nav%7Chead

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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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