[CPEO-MEF] PRESERVATION: North Head Lighthouse (WA) lead cleanup

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

North Head toxic cleanup begins

By AMANDA FRINK
Chinook Observer
October 11, 2011

ILWACO -  Passion for a local landmark and dedication to preserving  
it are beginning to pay off for Keepers of the North Head Lighthouse.

The object of their affection - an 1898 lighthouse designed by Carl  
Leick - has been in a sorrowful state recently, showing noticeable  
signs of deterioration. After 113 years of mighty storms and salt  
spray, the huge sandstone blocks supporting the tower look downright  
cancerous.

...

Back in 1993, Congress directed the USCG to transfer North Head, Cape  
Disappointment and Point Wilson lighthouses to the Washington State  
Parks and Recreation Commission. But transferring ownership was  
complicated when soil samples taken from North Head confirmed the  
landscape is contaminated with confetti-sized flakes of old lead- 
based paint. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation  
and Liability Act of 1980 requires USCG to address contamination  
issues before a title transfer can be processed.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.chinookobserver.com/news/north-head-toxic-cleanup-begins/ 
article_72ee5e60-f48b-11e0-b20b-001cc4c002e0.html

(You may need to cut and paste the link.)

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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