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EPA: PCB
puzzles being solved
Bloomington Herald-Times
- 2/5
Information
on ground water monitoring and other PCB-cleanup activity at local
landfills was presented Tuesday.
Developments
at Lemon Lane Landfill and Neal's Landfill steered much of the
discussion at the Citizen Information Committee.
"Things
are starting to come together," said Tom Alcamo, project
manager with the Environmental Protection Agency. "Some puzzles
are still out there, but some puzzles are being solved."
Alcamo
said a meeting with Viacom Corp. to identify PCB-related issues
and how to resolve them is planned for April 9.
Viacom
Corp. is the successor to Westinghouse, the company that dumped
PCBs in the Bloomington area in the 1960s and '70s.
Alcamo
said cooperation from Viacom has been great, but the next step
following the sampling studies is yet to be determined.
He
said Viacom is developing a ground water investigation plan, which
will coordinate with the Lemon Lane investigations, and a database
for all sampling data that people can access.
Discussions
are also beginning with Viacom on sediment sampling, according
to Alcamo.
At
Neal's Landfill, Viacom installed a low-flow collection system
in which two small pumps capture water. It is a pilot study, Alcamo
said, and the EPA does not see it as a final remedy to the area.
Sinkholes
in the area are also being looked at.
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