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Additional cleanup decision finalized at camp edwards (MA)
EPA has signed a final decision document to address contamination near the “L Range” at the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) on Cape Cod. The decision addresses both the groundwater contamination and its source. The majority of the L Range groundwater contamination is located on the eastern portion of the base, abutting the Town of Sandwich boundary, and sampling and ...
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EPA reaches decision for central impact area cleanup at Camp Edwards
EPA, in consultation with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has decided upon a cleanup strategy for the Central Impact Area (CIA). The CIA was the largest single remaining area of unaddressed contamination on the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) in the northern portion of Camp Edwards. The final Remedy Selection Plan outlines actions for both the groundwater contamination and the ...
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EPA seeking public input on significant remaining cleanup area on Camp Edwards
The EPA and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are approaching a final cleanup decision regarding the largest single remaining area of contamination from former military training on the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR). A public comment period begins Wed. July 25, 2011 for a Remedy Selection Plan outlining the proposed cleanup alternatives for groundwater contamination and its related ...
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EPA will remove 1100 tons of perchlorate-contaminated soil in Barstow, CA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week will begin excavating areas of perchlorate-contaminated soil on and around a residential property on Poplar Street in Barstow, CA. The residence had been occupied by the former owner of Mojave Pyrotechnics, Inc., a defunct pyrotechnics manufacturing company that operated in the 1980’s. EPA will remove approximately 1100 tons of ...
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EPA Seeks Public Input on Proposed Actions for Two Massachusetts Military Reservation Sites
EPA is seeking public input on proposed actions for two sites on the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR). A 30-day public comment period, ending Aug. 16, begins today for two “Remedy Selection Plans” which outline the proposed alternatives for addressing groundwater contamination at the sites. There will also be a public information meeting on July 24 on these topics. The plans ...
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Goodrich Corp. To Clean Up Contamination At Rialto Superfund Site
The United States has settled with the Goodrich Corporation requiring the company to investigate and clean up contaminated groundwater and soil at the B.F. Goodrich Superfund Site in Rialto, Calif. Today’s settlements, along with previous settlements, will result in a comprehensive cleanup of the site which may total as much as $100 million. In addition, EPA will be proposing to rename the ...
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U.S. EPA settlements to provide more than $4 million for drinking water at San Gabriel Valley Superfund cleanup
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency has entered into two settlements totaling $4,407,000 to help pay for cleanup costs at the South El Monte section of the San Gabriel Valley Superfund Site in Los Angeles, Calif. The first decree settles claims brought by EPA and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control against Aerojet-General Corporation. The second decree settles claims ...
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EPA seeking public input on proposed groundwater cleanup action at camp edwards site (MA)
A 30-day public comment period begins Monday July 19, 2010 for a Remedy Selection Plan that outlines the proposed alternative for addressing groundwater contamination at the J-1 Range on the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR). The public comment period runs through August 17. This comment period provides an opportunity for public input on the Remedy Selection Plan for the J-1 Range. The ...
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U.S. and Local Governments Achieve $50 Million Settlement to Address Contamination at Superfund Site in Rialto, Calif.
The United States has entered into two settlements worth more than $50 million to clean up contamination from the B.F. Goodrich Superfund Site in San Bernardino County. There are a dozen settling parties including Emhart Industries (Emhart), and Pyro Spectaculars, Inc. (PSI), as well as the Cities of Rialto and Colton and County of San Bernardino, Calif. The Superfund site has been used to ...
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Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc agrees to US$5 million groundwater and soil cleanup
The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc. entered into a consent decree for future groundwater and soil cleanup at the Apache Powder Superfund Site, near St. David, Ariz. Apache Nitrogen Products will continue to remove nitrate and perchlorate from groundwater and perform long-term groundwater monitoring. The work will cost up to ...
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U.S. EPA accepting public comments on proposed cleanup plan for Aerojet Superfund site in Northern Calif.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today will begin accepting public comments on its proposed plan for a portion of the Aerojet General Corporation Superfund Site, located in Sacramento County, Calif. This portion of the site is known as the Boundary Operable Unit. EPA will be accepting public comments on the plan until June 7, 2013, and will be hosting a public meeting to discuss the ...
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WRD Hosts 7th Annual Groundwater Quality Workshop
The Water Replenishment District (WRD) today hosted its 7th Annual Groundwater Quality Workshop, featuring water quality experts from WRD and other agencies speaking on various topics of interest to engineers, water system operators and others who manage or operate public water systems. With about 100 participants from throughout WRD's service area, the workshop provided information necessary ...
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EPA orders $60 million groundwater cleanup at toxic ‘mega’ superfund site in Sacramento County
The U.S. Environmental Protection is ordering a $60 million clean-up of rocket fuel-polluted groundwater at the Aerojet Superfund Site in Sacramento County, Calif., the latest phase of a long-term decontamination project at the site. The extent of toxic pollution at the site makes it one of the largest and most comprehensive Superfund groundwater cleanups in California. A 27-square mile swath of ...
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Public Comments Accepted on Proposed Cleanup Plan for J-3 Range on Joint Base Cape Cod
EPA is seeking public input on a proposed cleanup decision for the J-3 range located on the Joint Base Cape Cod (formerly the Massachusetts Military Reservation). The J-3 Range is a former military training and defense contractor test range that operated from the 1930s until the 1990s. A 30-day public comment period will begin on Oct. 13 and end on Nov. 13, for the “Remedy Selection ...
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EPA target agrees to soil testing
The US Environmental Protection Agency has reached agreement with Emhart Industries to conduct soil testing and other investigation work at a portion of the proposed B.F. Goodrich Superfund Site in San Bernardino County, Calif. This agreement follows negotiations that began after the EPA notified Emhart Industries in March 2008 that it may be responsible for the contamination. Other companies ...
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Envirogen Announces Start-Up of Large Fluidized Bed Reactor System for Perchlorate Remediation at Nevada Industrial Site
Envirogen Technologies, Inc. (Envirogen) announced the successful start-up of a large-scale fluidized bed bioreactor (FBR) system for American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC), to achieve the biodegradation of perchlorate and other constituents from groundwater in the area of a former manufacturing facility in Henderson, Nevada. The 1.2 million gallon per day (MGD) capacity system replaces a smaller ...
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AdEdge Water Technologies Awarded biotttaTM Nitrate Removal Project for the West Valley Water District, California
AdEdge Water Technologies today announced it has been awarded and is implementing a biotttaTM (biologically tailored two-stage treatment approach) nitrate, perchlorate, and trichloroethylene removal project for the West Valley Water District, California. The West Valley Water District serves several communities in Riverside County, California. Historic levels of perchlorate and trichloroethylene ...
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U.S. EPA’s $11 Million Cleanup Settlement Helps Protect Drinking Water in Rialto
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today reached an $11 million settlement for contamination at the Rockets, Fireworks, and Flares Superfund site in Rialto, Calif. The site was formerly known as the B.F. Goodrich Superfund site, but the name was changed by EPA as part of a prior agreement with a major settling party. The settlement is with the estate of Harry Hescox, the late president of ...
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Envirogen and Bigler Associates Join Forces via Acquisition
Envirogen Technologies, Inc. (Envirogen) announced today that it has joined forces with New Jersey-based environmental services firm Bigler Associates, Inc. - substantially expanding Envirogen's presence in its Eastern Region and adding Bigler Associates' 20+ years of environmental design, construction and operating experience to Envirogen's national network. Bigler Associates clients include ...
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Biopico Systems, Irvine, CLEW, Pasadena, and AquaNano, Monrovia Win $300,000 in Green Technology Contracts from EPA
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Biopico Systems of Irvine, Calif., CLEW of Pasadena, Calif., and AquaNano LLC of Monrovia, Calif. will receive $300,000 in green technology contracts for their innovative water testing and treatment system proposals. The contracts are part of $2 million awarded to 21 small businesses nationwide to advance sustainable and innovative ...
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