Cleanup plan for Martinez site out for public comment
By Rob Pavey
Augusta Chronicle (GA)
December 26, 2012
State regulators are evaluating a proposed cleanup plan to resolve
contamination issues at a dry cleaning business in Martinez.
The 0.83-acre parcel at 3818 Washington Road was first used as a dry
cleaning business in 1969 and remains in use today as a Silverstein's
Cleaners, owned by EDSPEN, LLC., which purchased the site in 1998.
A field investigation of the area in 2010 confirmed contamination in
soil and groundwater involving 10 chemical solvents, including
trichloroethane, toluene, acetone, chloroform and other chemicals.
"Information obtained from the investigation indicated that the
source of the release is the dry cleaning operations that have
occupied the Silverstein property since around 1969," the report
concluded.
...
For the entire article, see
http://m.chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-12-26/cleanup-plan-
martinez-site-out-public-comment
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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