[CPEO-BIF] H.D. King Power Plant site, Fort Pierce, Florida

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Tons of contaminated dirt to be removed from Fort Pierce site

By Lisa Bolivar
TCPalm (FL)
February 9, 2012

FORT PIERCE - Tons of PCB-contaminated dirt will finally be hauled  
away from a soon-to-be designated brownfield known as Parcel 2 at the  
former site of the H.D. King Power Plant in Fort Pierce.

The two-week haul-off will begin as soon as it is dry enough, said  
Jon Ward, director of the city's Department of Urban Redevelopment.  
Parcel 3 has been cleaned and work on Parcel 1 continues, Ward said.

The plant, which began operation about a century ago on North Indian  
River Drive, has burned fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas. The  
plant was razed in 2008 to make way for newer developments, but left  
toxic chemicals, Ward said.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/feb/09/tons-of-contaminated-dirt-to- 
be-removed-from/

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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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