Moving Dirt
July 10, 2000
| Before the cleanup is over thousands of cubic yards of contaminated soil will be excavated. The trucks used to carry the soil have a solid dump body so no water can leak out during the trip from the excavation to the soil stockpile area. |
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Before treatment, the soil will wait in this specially constructed area, located on the slab out back. Any water draining from the soil will be captured by a drainage system. The contamination will be removed before the water is released back into the river. |
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| Later the soil will be treated using hot air to remove the contamination. After treatment, the clean soil will become fill for restoring the excavated areas. |
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| After each load is dumped, the trucks are thoroughly cleaned at the decontamination pad before going out for the next trip. |
