MINDEN, W.Va. (AP) - Federal and West Virginia environmental officials say that next month the Environmental Protection Agency will begin sampling a contaminated site where mining equipment was manufactured decades ago.
The EPA announced in May the Shaffer Equipment/Arbuckle Creek Area Site in Minden had been added to its National Priorities List of Superfund sites, making it a federal concern for cleanup and funding.
The Register-Herald reports Minden residents were told at a forum Wednesday that investigators will begin in November taking samples to determine the level and kinds of contamination and the condition of groundwater.
Equipment used in mining was made at the site through the 1970s and 1980s and hazardous chemicals then spread to residential areas during flooding.
The results expected in January will help investigators understand what risks the site poses.
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Information from: The Register-Herald, http://www.register-herald.com
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