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Action plan due on north Chico plume

Posted by: Maven on December 28, 2009 at 6:29 am

From the Chico Enterprise-Record:

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“By late January or early February, the state expects to announce its plans for cleaning up a polluted site near the North Valley Plaza mall. The “action plan” will be available online and at the Chico library, said Carol Northrup, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Toxic Substances Control.

Chemicals have contaminated the soil and groundwater in a 6.5-acre area near the intersection of East Avenue and Cohasset Road. The pollution came from a business called the North Valley Plaza Cleaners, which operated at 801 East Ave. from 1964 to 1997.

While the chemicals have spread over a wide area, they haven’t gone deep enough to pollute water used for drinking, Northrup said. … “

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December 28, 2009 · Filed Under Northern California

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