[CPEO-MEF] BIOTA: Natick Labs (MA) plan for Lake Cochituate

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Natick Labs presents contamination cleanup plan

By Charlie Breitrose
MetroWest Daily News (MA)
June 10, 2009

NATICK —
Army officials last night presented their plan to remove PCBs from a 
Superfund site in Lake Cochituate caused by the Natick Labs facility, 
and agreed to extend the period of time for residents to comment on the 
plan.

The contamination found in sediment in the Pegan Cove section of the 
lake came from a broken electrical transformer at the Natick Soldier 
Systems Center in the 1980s, Army officials said.

The PCB levels were not found to be high enough to be dangerous for 
swimmers, but the levels found in fish exceeds federal Environmental 
Protection Agency limits.

The plan selected would remove between half a foot to a foot of sediment 
in areas containing higher concentrations of PCBs. Sediments would be 
dredged and the material sucked out, then put in large bags that lets 
water, but not the particles, out. When dried, the sediment would be 
taken away to be disposed.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1449555736/Natick-Labs-presents-contamination-cleanup-plan

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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