Binary Remediation Update - 15 October 2007
Weekly update
Monday 15 October to Friday 19 October 2007
To keep local residents, businesses, media and other interested parties fully informed of the remediation of the Narangba Industrial Estate, the department is publishing a weekly update.
The current soil remediation activities are part of the department's ongoing cleanup and remediation works on State and local government-owned land adjacent to the Binary factory site.
A summary of remediation works and site conditions between Monday 15 October 2007 and Friday 19 October 2007 is provided below:
- No rainfall was received on the remediation site this week;
- The remaining 40 percent of Pond 1 and identified hot spots from early works were excavated;
- Soil samples were taken from Pond 1 and sent to Queensland Heath for analysis. These samples will identify any more hot spots in Pond 1 requiring excavation and remediation;
- Twenty four trucks with contaminated soil from Ponds 1 and 2 were taken to the Ti Tree waste disposal facility for bioremediation;
- Surveying of Pond 1 has been carried out to determine the volume of fill material needed to level the site;
- Discharge of treated water from the department's Treatment Dam to the Caboolture Shire Council sewer have restarted at a rate of 100,000 litres a day. About 400,000 litres of treated water was discharged from the department's Treatment Dam to sewer.
The department has been supervising all works conducted on the site.
Anyone with concerns about odour, soil or water contamination from the Narangba Industrial Estate is advised to contact the department hotline on 1300 130 372.
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