July 26, 2010 - Three months ago, environmental regulators in Delaware received a blunt warning from the Environmental Protection Agency after workers in Dover drilled a deep test well where federal investigators were tracking shallow groundwater pollution.
Check first before drilling, the EPA said, or pay the price for endangering the public’s water.
The letter warned that the drilling might allow the "extensive" contamination to leak into "deeper water-bearing zones used by the City of Dover for drinking water."
At issue are toxic chemicals spreading underneath one of the most iconic spots in Delaware – The Green, a town square where Caesar Rodney and other signers of the Declaration of Independence once gathered and political life in Delaware still thrives.
Today, docents in period costume lead tours on the brick walkways and lush lawns near the General Assembly. Crowds gather on The Green for summer concerts, in some places just 26 feet above soils tainted by the residues of coal, gas and dry-cleaning solvents.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
Showing posts with label manufactured gas plant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label manufactured gas plant. Show all posts
Monday, July 26, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
City Eyes Loop Oil Pollution in Gloucester, MA
June 17, 2010 - Testing to determine the full extent of oil and chemical contamination, the inheritance of a century of gas production on the Gloucester waterfront, is beginning this summer on Harbor Loop.
Oil was detected on Harbor Loop in 2005, when the planned rehabilitation of the city harbormaster's wharf was halted after drilling there spread an oily sheen across the surface of the harbor.
It was not unexpected.
Harbor Loop had been the home of the former Gloucester Gas Light Co. manufactured gas plant in the 19th century, a major source of energy before the days of natural gas pipelines or liquefied natural gas container ships.
But precisely what is down there and how far it has spread beneath the surface is still unclear.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Former Canton, OH Alliance Plant Site Studied For Contamination
January 26, 2010- Daniel Percy proudly talks about his efforts to rehabilitate a dilapidated house, making it a comfortable family home. Now Percy questions how safe his home is, knowing that a short distance away, FirstEnergy is examining soil for hazardous or toxic materials — remnants of a manufactured-gas plant that burned coal to produce home-heating fuel about a century ago.
“I saw them over there drilling,” said Percy, of the 800 block of E. Patterson Street. “There were samples laying on the ground. White, gray, black. There was some green in it. It was nasty. It smelled like raw sewage. It didn’t look like any type of soil to me. It didn’t look like bedrock. If these kind of chemicals are in the ground, the soil is contaminated.”
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“I saw them over there drilling,” said Percy, of the 800 block of E. Patterson Street. “There were samples laying on the ground. White, gray, black. There was some green in it. It was nasty. It smelled like raw sewage. It didn’t look like any type of soil to me. It didn’t look like bedrock. If these kind of chemicals are in the ground, the soil is contaminated.”
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Gas Plant Company, Town Residents Hold Dueling Open Houses In Illinois
June 9, 2009 - M.D. Pelmore of Champaign, Illinois, fears his frequent headaches and congestion are a result of contamination from a nearby former manufactured-gas plant site.
"I've lived in this neighborhood for 29 years, and, when it rains, I get a strange, terrible smell that comes out of the ground," said Pelmore, 72. "Other people in the neighborhood are getting the same headaches and congestion I've been experiencing."
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"I've lived in this neighborhood for 29 years, and, when it rains, I get a strange, terrible smell that comes out of the ground," said Pelmore, 72. "Other people in the neighborhood are getting the same headaches and congestion I've been experiencing."
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Residents, Ameren dispute health risk of contamination in Illinois neighborhood
April 11, 2009 - Though officials say the contaminated groundwater in a Champaign neighborhood will be cleaned, the issue has already left a mess of controversy.
The Fifth and Hill neighborhood in Champaign, where a manufactured gas plant used to sit, will undergo a cleanup in mid-April in which all of the contaminated soil in the area will be removed.
While representatives of Ameren, Champaign's primary utilities supplier, have said the groundwater underneath the site has not spread or entered the basements of residents, many residents and officials believe the water is still hazardous to their health.
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The Fifth and Hill neighborhood in Champaign, where a manufactured gas plant used to sit, will undergo a cleanup in mid-April in which all of the contaminated soil in the area will be removed.
While representatives of Ameren, Champaign's primary utilities supplier, have said the groundwater underneath the site has not spread or entered the basements of residents, many residents and officials believe the water is still hazardous to their health.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Champaign, IL City Council Approves Initial Cleanup Plan
March 25, 2009 - The city council gave its verbal support Tuesday to AmerenIP's plan to clean up a former manufactured-gas plant site at Fifth and Hill streets, starting in mid-April.
"We do not believe for one second it is safe to leave that contaminated groundwater in place," said Claudia Lennhoff, an organizer with the Fifth & Hill Neighborhood Rights Campaign.
Lennhoff alleged that other sites across the country have had problems with dangerous vapors being released from the ground from contaminated groundwater beneath. She said AmerenIP needs to be doing indoor vapor intrusion testing of homes in the neighborhood to make sure that isn't happening now. And she alleged groundwater could eventually recontaminate the soil, even though Ameren plans to excavate the top 10 feet of soil on the north half of the site.
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"We do not believe for one second it is safe to leave that contaminated groundwater in place," said Claudia Lennhoff, an organizer with the Fifth & Hill Neighborhood Rights Campaign.
Lennhoff alleged that other sites across the country have had problems with dangerous vapors being released from the ground from contaminated groundwater beneath. She said AmerenIP needs to be doing indoor vapor intrusion testing of homes in the neighborhood to make sure that isn't happening now. And she alleged groundwater could eventually recontaminate the soil, even though Ameren plans to excavate the top 10 feet of soil on the north half of the site.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Century old gas plant left a tainted legacy in Adirondacks
October 27, 2008 - The state Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating a site on Payeville Road for century-old environmental contamination that spreads down Brandy Brook into Lake Flower, which is the village of Saranac Lake's emergency water source.
The one-acre Payeville Road site was once home to the Saranac Lake Gas Company and is one of hundreds of former manufactured gas plants across the state being investigated by the DEC for possible environmental contamination.
From the late 1800s to about the 1940s, the plant used coal to manufacture light gas for the village of Saranac Lake.
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The one-acre Payeville Road site was once home to the Saranac Lake Gas Company and is one of hundreds of former manufactured gas plants across the state being investigated by the DEC for possible environmental contamination.
From the late 1800s to about the 1940s, the plant used coal to manufacture light gas for the village of Saranac Lake.
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