[CPEO-BIF] River West Development, Sand Spring, Oklahoma

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

River West environmental certification coming, city says

By Nick DeMoss
Sand Springs Leader (OK)
December 3, 2011

City officials appear to be on the verge of receiving critical  
environmental clearance for construction on the River West  
Development, capping a six-year series of studies and certifications.

City Manager Rocky Rogers received an email Nov. 29 that Oklahoma  
Department of Environmental Quality would award certification  
signifying the land is safe for development, he said.

...

The assessment revealed contaminants linked to petroleum that  
resulted from underground fuel storage tanks previously housed on the  
property.

However, certification indicates that no immediate action is  
necessary on the property, but existing soil will need to be capped  
with new soil, concrete or asphalt during construction. The  
certification also mandates that any soil removed from the site can  
not be put back, Rogers said.

...

For the entire article, see
http://sandspringsleader.com/news/river-west-environmental- 
certification-coming-city-says/article_5e2d1ca4-1de5-11e1- 
bc89-0019bb2963f4.html

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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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