August 31, 2009- The long saga regarding contaminated soil in the Bay Street neighborhood has finally ended. Litigation in the case of Corvello vs. New England Gas Co. formally came to a close on Tuesday. The parties dismissed the actions and held a closing for the $11.5 million dollar settlement reached with Southern Union Co., a Texas-based utilities company that was deemed responsible for the contamination.
After more than four years of court proceedings and six years of living with a soil moratorium that prevented residents from digging or coming into contact with contaminated soil, residents will soon be able to use their yards and gardens again.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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