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Superfund Cleanup Site
Holbrook, MA: (Apr-30-08) As part of a settlement the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reached in the Baird & McGuire Superfund site clean up case, federal agencies are providing a $1 million to be split between Holbrook and Randolph, to compensate the towns for the loss of water use due to the contaminated site. Officials claimed that Holbrook's share is $287,000, while Randolph will receive about $770,000, to use for dredging the Richardi Reservoir to increase water storage capacity. The Public Works superintendent is working with the DEP and EPA attorneys to see if the town can use the money for something other than dredging the pond.
The Baird & McGuire site, a South Street chemical plant site was the locale of a massive 10-year cleanup effort that began in the mid 1980s after more than 100 toxins were discovered in the soil. The investigations began after a resident discovered an oily sheen on the Cochato River in the early 1980s. The probe revealed that there were chemicals, including arsenic and pesticides that were contaminating the soil, and had leached into the groundwater. Records showed that the contaminated groundwater flowed into the Cochato River and nearby wetlands. Owing to the contamination, state and federal officials shut it off from feeding the Richardi Reservoir, thus limiting the amount of water supplying the pond. [WICKED LOCAL HOLBROOK: TOWN TO RECEIVE $287K AS PART OF B&M SETTLEMENT]
Published on May-2-08
The Baird & McGuire site, a South Street chemical plant site was the locale of a massive 10-year cleanup effort that began in the mid 1980s after more than 100 toxins were discovered in the soil. The investigations began after a resident discovered an oily sheen on the Cochato River in the early 1980s. The probe revealed that there were chemicals, including arsenic and pesticides that were contaminating the soil, and had leached into the groundwater. Records showed that the contaminated groundwater flowed into the Cochato River and nearby wetlands. Owing to the contamination, state and federal officials shut it off from feeding the Richardi Reservoir, thus limiting the amount of water supplying the pond. [
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