San Jacinto waste pits topic headed to cleanup plan
Jacquelyn Young of the San Jacinto River Coalition outlines the 1960s San Jacinto Waste Pits saga north of the I 10 bridge, their abandonment, and later EPA Superfund status. She cites devaluing the pits to $1, cap construction, and UH researchers’ discovery of toxic dioxin levels prompting federal action. The EPA plans a cleanup proposal by late summer as public meetings continue in Highlands.
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Texas
EPA
Young
San-Jacinto
San Jacinto
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San Jacinto River
1968 Document Reveals Dump Site Abandonment Plan
In a 1968 McGinnis Industrial Maintenance Corp meeting the board discussed abandoning San Jacinto River waste pits. Auditors were told the land was filled with waste and had no sale value, prompting a write down from 50 000 to 1 and removal as an asset on August 31 1968.
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McGinnis Industrial Maintenance Corporation
San Jacinto River
Fisca
San Jacinto
Baytown Superfund site push for full removal of toxic waste
Community leaders and Baytown officials urge total cleanup of a 14 acre former paper mill waste site north of the I 10 bridge. They push cofferdam pumping to remove dioxins mercury and PCBs and oppose leaving polluted soil in the river. The EPA eyes a summer remedy with a final cleanup decision pending.
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Channelview
Highlands
EPA
Billy Barnett
The
Friends of the
Baytown
Stephen DonCarlos
Rick Davis
Washington, D.C
Billy Kerr
Council
Kerr
Don Carlos
Davis
DonCarlos
Matagorda Bay
Double Bayou Partnership to hold 15th general meeting
The Double Bayou Watershed Partnership will hold its fifteenth general stakeholder meeting on Tuesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Double Bayou Community Building 2211 Eagle Ferry Road Double Bayou Registration begins at 5 p.m. Attendees will hear an update on feral hog control and a final Watershed Protection Plan review before public comment. The draft plan is on the Double Bayou site. For questions contact Linda Shead at 713 703 1123 or linda.shead shedconservation.com.
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Double Bayou
Doublebayou
Double Bayou Watershed Partnership
Doublebayou.org
Linda Shead
Linda
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