Remediation Market News for April 10

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SITE REMEDIATION AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE NEWSLETTER

April 2010 

No. 139

Table of Contents

MARKET NEWS  

• Violations of Clean Water Act Rising; EPA Enforcement Actions against Major Polluters Falling

SPOTLIGHT ON TECHNOLOGIES 

• Geosyntec to Market “STAR” Smoldering Combustion Technology to Remediate Contaminated Soil

AROUND THE WORLD

• Canada – West Harbour in Hamilton, Ontario Selected as Site of Pan Am Games Stadium; High Remediation Costs Expected
• New Zealand – Environmental Standard Proposed for Assessing, Managing Contaminants in Soil
• UK - Cleanup of 2012 Olympic Games Site in London May Be Inadequate for Future Use

INDUSTRY NEWS 

• EPA Proposes Increases in Financial Responsibility Requirements for Chemical, Petrochemical, Coal and Utility Industries
• PCE Continues to Contaminate Soil, Groundwater in Casper, Wyoming

§  New Mexico Congressmen Seek Change in Law to Provide Funds Immediately for Cleanup of Uranium Mines

§  Legislation Proposed in Illinois to Phase Out Use of PCE by Drycleaners over Next 15 Years

• Honeywell to Complete $10 Million Cleanup at Ironton, Ohio Superfund Site
• California Regulators Release Cleanup Plan for Moss Landing Power Plant

COMPANY NEWS

§  ARCADIS to Help ExxonMobil Affiliates in Europe Carry Out Environmental Services Program

§  Tetra Tech EC Wins Contract to Clean Up Radiological Contaminants at Naval, Other DoD Sites Across U.S.

§  Weston Acquires Environmental Consulting and Remediation Firm CECL of Taiwan

• Army Awards Munitions-Related Cleanup Task Orders to Advent Environmental, CH2M Hill URS

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Bob McIlvaine

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