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Remediation of PCE Contamination
Former Dry Cleaner and Laundry Facility, Bremerton, Washington
Farallon has been managing the complex cleanup of a former family-owned business property in the Bremerton area that in 1940 began providing laundry and dry cleaning service to military personnel stationed at nearby naval bases. Following closure of the business in 1985, site features were removed, and the property has since served as a parking lot for adjacent businesses. Discovery of the dry cleaning solvent PCE in soil beneath the site triggered a detailed environmental investigation. Investigation results indicated the presence of PCE in soil at concentrations approaching 10,000 milligrams per kilogram, and in groundwater at concentrations exceeding regulatory cleanup criteria at depths from 50 to 100 feet below ground surface and extending off the site. Farallon collaborated with the Washington State Department of Ecology, the Kitsap County Health Department, the City of Bremerton, and several landowners to evaluate potential risks associated with the presence of PCE and to complete the site investigation and remedial feasibility testing required to develop an effective cleanup strategy...
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Installation of an SVE/Ozone Sparging System |