8 WCC CAMPUS VOICE - FEBRUARY 24,1993
Oil spill resolved
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clein up operitions. PHOTO: Irid Jordan
By BRAD JORDAN
Wayne Community
College is no longer in
litigation with 4
contractors over an oil
spill that occurred 6
years ago.
The case was settled
out of court, according
to Linwood Anderson, ^
Vice Pres- ident For
Educational Support
Services, when 3 of the
4 companies made an
offer to the Board of
Trustees to reimburse
the college for some of
the costs incurred.
Anderson said the
college acted upon the
Environmental
Protection Agency's
requirements to clean
up the spill, paying as
much as $4,000 a month
in fines to the EPA.
Subsequently the
college hired
Contractors and
Engineers Inc. to take
care of the spill and
to repair the road
afterwards.
Anderson stated that
the spill occurred as a
result of contractors'
cutting an underground
oil line.
During the 6 years,
attempts to clean up
the spill have led to
more problems with the
line being cut again
and disputes.
Up to now, the
college has spent
approximately $300,000
on the clean up effort.
When starting the
cleanup, workers had to
dig down as far as they
could without dis
turbing the water
level.
The soil was then
removed and treated to
get rid of the oil.
When the holes were
filled with water, the
oil floated on the
surface where it was
pumped off.
After the oil was
removed, it disposed of
properly, and the water
was pumped back into
the sewer system.
The college is now
in the process of
filling up the crater
like holes in an
attempt to open up the
road which has not been
used since summer
quarter 1992.
Next week the road
should be restored to
use.
The Department of
Environmental
Management (DEM)
requires the contractor
to maintain 2
monitoring wells under
the road where the
spill took place.
These wells, until
furthur notice by the
DEM, will monitor the
soil to assure that all
oil has been removed
and to report future
problems.
Anderson stated that
when the road is
completely patched,
cars will be allowed to
drive over it to pack
down the soil and make
the road ready for
paving.
The Voice Box
This issue of the Voice is dedicated to Michael and all persons with AIDS
for their examples of lives marked by courage and caring.
This newspaper is the product of journalism students in courses at
Wayne Community College. The views expressed in it are not
necessarily those of the administration.
EDITOR Denise Deisler
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Ron Lane
REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS
Beth Collins Karen Creech
Denise Deisler Brad Jordan
Michael Parks
ADVISER Liz Meador
MEDIA PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT Mike Futrell
PRINTER Mount Olive Printing Company
Special thanks to Dave Meador, courier
A Special
Tribute
and
Thanks
to
Ron Lane
for his help
with the
VOICE
PHOTO: Karen Creech
There was a muddy road ahead! ‘ “ ‘
Closed road created detours on roufh roads vhile clean up vas in progress. PHOTO: Irad Jordan