2006 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 12 Jul 2006 16:00:12 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Tucson Airport (AZ) TCE treatment
 
Airport to build treatment plant
Second facility will help remove TCE from water

By Ken Sweet
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
July 12, 2006

In the last chapter in a decades-long story, Tucson International Airport will begin building a second treatment plant to remove toxic chemicals from an unused groundwater source at the airport.

The Tucson Airport Authority board on Tuesday voted Tuesday to award the Ashton Co. a $3.5 million contract to construct the cleanup facility on the west ramp of the airport. This is the last portion of land needing to be treated, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The plant, which will be designed to remove chemicals like trichloroethylene, or TCE, is scheduled to begin operations in early 2007, according to TAA spokeswoman Paula Winn.

...

The chemical was found to be the responsibility of several Air Force contractors who worked on the land from 1940-1970, Winn said.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.azstarnet.com/business/137500
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