Summary of trichloroethylene (TCE) clean-up in McCook (NE)
On Monday night, a consultant presented to the McCook City Council. Here are the highlights, as reported by the McCook Daily Gazette:
- Dextra Group, consultants for Northrop Grumman, is responsible for the cleanup siteAs always, we'll welcome your comments. Or you can just read the full story.
- Dextra is continuing the clean up using air stripping towers and is conducting a pilot study to help expedite the cleanup efforts.
- A bioremediation program is also proving to be successful, Batsel told the council. The process injects molasses into the groundwater, increasing the growth of natural bacteria that destroys TCE.
- Dextra has been in contact with [the couple who lost their home to TCE contamination] in an attempt to do a complete study of their home.
-Dextra received approval from the NDEQ to begin using two extraction wells, one of which is on the [displaced couple's] property, to increase the clean up efforts
- Members of the public were not allowed to comment during the one-hour presentation.
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