Contamination adds to difficulties closing Groton submarine base (CT)

From Environmental Valuation and Cost-Benefit News:

The Navy has already spent $57.6 million cleaning Groton, which also is a Superfund site. Officials have sealed landfills, cleaned acres of wetlands and hauled away tons of contaminated soil.

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And while the Navy pledges $23.9 million [more] toward cleaning the base it opened in 1868, they said Wednesday that cleanup will only be to industrial standards. State officials fear the money won’t be nearly enough to make the land fit for waterfront homes, condominiums or recreational facilities.

“That’s not a redevelopment opportunity, that’s a minefield of contamination,” said Gina McCarthy, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection. “And that’s our dilemma.”

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