Dive Summary:
- A 38-acre Superfund site in Fairmont, W. Va., is contaminated with hazardous wastes from industrial activity between 1932 and 1973.
- The three companies will reimburse the EPA and West Virginia $11 million for past cleanup, $17.8 million worth of additional cleanup on the site and an additional $1 million for future costs.
- Cleanup at the site requires the construction of a cap to contain contaminated soil, enhancement of a ground water containment system and clean up of 5,500 cubic yards of tar waste on the bottom of a nearby river.
From the article:
ExxonMobil Corp., CBS Corp. and Vertellus Specialties Inc. agreed to pay about $29.8 million in cleanup costs associated with a superfund site in Fairmont, W.Va., the U.S. EPA announced.
The three companies will reimburse the EPA and West Virginia $11 million for past cleanup at the Big John's Salvage-Hoult Road superfund site and do an estimated of $17.8 million worth of cleanup on the site. They will also pay an additional $1 million for future costs, the EPA said. ...
