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News Release 097
DEPARTMENT RESCHEDULES PUBLIC MEETING FOR MARCH 25 ON ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION IN CARDWELL
Volume 36-097 |
Contact: Renee Bungart |
(For immediate release) |
573-751-4465 |
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, MARCH 3, 2008 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has rescheduled the public meeting scheduled for March 4 due to the forecasted inclement weather. The department will host the public meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 25 to discuss the continued environmental investigation being conducted in Cardwell. The meeting will be held at the Cardwell City Hall, 119 E. Loeb St., Cardwell.
During an extensive environmental investigation, the department found petroleum contamination in the soil and groundwater on and near the now idle Brewer Brothers bulk petroleum plant and Martin Oil service station in Cardwell. An environmental consultant working on behalf of Brewer Brother submitted a site investigation and risk assessment report to the department. The department also required the facility to conduct field investigations and submit additional information. The department used the information to determine exactly what actions were necessary to eliminate or reduce human health and environmental risks associated with soil and groundwater contamination on the bulk plant and Martin Oil sites.
Quarterly drinking water tests by the Department of Natural Resources at Cardwell show the city's water system to be free of petroleum constituents at levels of concern at the residences sampled. Even so, the department required Brewer Brothers to replace the water line and remove contamination near the line to avoid future concern.
Contractors, in cooperation with the department's staff and Cardwell's city personnel, replaced approximately 51 feet of water line and removed the grossly contaminated soil along the water line corridor for off-site disposal.
The contractors also cut and capped the connections on the bulk plant between the old concrete/asbestos water lines and the new PVC water lines. This ensured the contamination surrounding the old lines will not get into the new distribution system.
The Department of Natural Resources expects the contractor to complete additional investigation work at the Martin Oil and the bulk plant sites by March or April. The department is hosting the public meeting to explain ongoing investigations and provide a brief presentation on previous findings and replacement of the water line.
For more information on the environmental investigation, contact the Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4465.
People requiring special services or accommodations to attend the meeting can make arrangements by calling 800-361-4827 or 573-751-3176. Hearing-impaired individuals may contact the program through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.
For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.
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