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Clean-up technology considered, meeting Monday in Bayport (MN)
by Neil Fischbein on Sunday, May 22, 2005 [Permalink] [0 Comments]
From the Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) (free reg req'd):
A cylindrical tower packed with thousands of what look like filled-in whiffle balls could help solve Bayport's water woes.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency officials are considering a technology called air stripping to remove the contaminant trichloroethylene, or TCE, from the city's water. The procedure involves pumping the contaminated water to the top of a tower and allowing it to percolate down through the balls while air is forced up through the column.

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The Bayport City Council will hold a public forum from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at the Bayport Public Library to discuss the city's concept park plan and water system. For more information, call Bayport City Hall at 651-275-4404.
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