[CPEO-BIF] Former Bishop Tube facility, East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

DEP seeks public comment on plan to clean up decades-old contamination at Bishop Tube site

By Zoë Read
WHYY Public Radio (Philadelphia, PA)
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is seeking public comment on a proposal to clean up decades-old contamination at the site of the former Bishop Tube facility in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.

Under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, DEP is proposing remedial action to address soil, groundwater, and surface water contamination, and an affected residential drinking water supply. The goal is to ensure that the site meets state environmental standards and prepare it for reuse.

“It’s to have a site that is protective of human health and the environment, so cleaning up the contamination at the site will have benefits to whatever the future use might be at the site, as well as to help clean up the environment,” said DEP regional director Pat Patterson.

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For the entire story, see
https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2021/09/28/dep-seeks-public-comment-on-plan-to-clean-up-decades-old-contamination-at-bishop-tube-site/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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