Construction Preparation Begins for PCB Landfill in Lee
Construction prep has started for the PCB landfill in Lee, with the EPA skipping the formal comment period.
A timeline contained in the plan, made public by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, envisions site clearance work beginning on November 3 and continuing through January.
The site of the Upland Disposal Facility for the GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic Rest of River cleanup is located south of Woods Pond in Lee, near a gravel quarry with sparse vegetation.
The EPA aims to begin clearing the site after November, with the landfill's uppermost height expected to be 2 feet higher than the top power line.
General Electric Co. has submitted a site preparation plan for the landfill, which will hold sediments contaminated with lower levels of PCBs, preparing the site for heavy construction work ahead.
The uppermost height of the landfill, at 1,099 feet above sea level, would be 2 feet higher than the top power line.
Author's summary: Construction prep starts for Lee PCB landfill.