Above: Half of river flow is diverted so that contaminated sediments can be removed.
Left: Absorbent booms prevent contaminated oil runoff from entering river.
Right: Signs on river bank warning of PCB contamination in fish, soil, and sediment
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April, 2000 Above: Half of river flow is diverted so that contaminated sediments can be removed. Left: Absorbent booms prevent contaminated oil runoff from entering river. Right: Signs on river bank warning of PCB contamination in fish, soil, and sediment | |
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| June, 2002 Above: Two views of last section of "first half mile" of cleanup. Sheet piling on left bank will remain in place to prevent migration of contaminated water from land area and subsurface. Right: Looking down at corner of cleanup cell Below Left: GE Building 71 "On-Plant Consolidation Area" where sediments contaminated above 50 parts-per-million PCB's are landfilled (See EPA site for details.) Below Right: Storage tanks to hold any leachate collected from under landfill. It would be transferred to GE's on-site groundwater treatment plant for disposal. |  | |
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| November, 2003 | ||
| Bypass pipes at Elm St. Bridge. Bedrock too close to surface to use sheet pile method. | ||
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