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June 22, 2006

Cleanup plan for W. Kingston Superfund site to be aired

The state Department of Environmental Management and the federal Environmental Protection Agency have scheduled a meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday to present the cleanup plan for the West Kingston Superfund site.

The hearing will be at the University of Rhode Island's Kingston campus in the conference room, 210 Flagg Rd.

The 18-acre parcel includes the old West Kingston dump and the URI disposal area. It was placed on the Superfund priority list in 1992, after chemical contamination was detected in the groundwater in and around the site.

The land is contained within more than 100 acres that URI would like to buy for $1.35 million, in what would be the most expensive land purchase in recent university history.

The Superfund land is being carved out by its current owners and will be given to the Town of South Kingstown.

There will be a public hearing on July 26, where people will be able to comment on the plan.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 4:17 PM | Permalink

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