2012 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:23:56 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] H.D. King Power Plant site, Fort Pierce, Florida
 
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
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