[CPEO-BIF] South Wilmington (Delaware) Special Area Management Program

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

S. Wilmington 34 percent brownfields by land area, DNREC raises awareness

By MARTIN DRAKE
University of Delaware Review
September 16, 2013
 

A young boy, seven or eight years old, walks down the sidewalk in South Wilmington....

Carter worked closely with the residents of Southbridge as part of the South Wilmington Special Area Management Program. SAMP was designed to address contaminated industrial waste sites, known as brownfields, within the community.

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Carter said the residential area of Southbridge is surrounded by brownfields, as its proximity and access to the Delaware River has made it an ideal spot for various industries throughout the history of the city. The perimeter of the community, which is marked on three sides by the banks of the Christina River, is riddled with waste from oil industry, chemical companies, auto-salvage yards and a booming leather tanning industry in the 1800s, Carter said. He said toxic metals such as arsenic and mercury can be found in large concentrations in the area.

The state has been working in Southbridge since 2004 to help with the redevelopment and remediation of the brownfields around the community. A  city-sponsored program identified 60 brownfield sites, according to SAMP’s South Wilmington Neighborhood Plan.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.udreview.com/news/s-wilmington-34-percent-brownfields-by-land-area-dnrec-raises-awareness-1.3062229#.UjktZrzUa5s

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
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