tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28284097.post3473239479535948742..comments2024-01-22T05:55:55.374-07:00Comments on EcoRover: Butte, America: Open Air Superfund FactoryEcoRoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07294159049375690786noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28284097.post-20119258078658176062008-12-16T22:07:00.000-07:002008-12-16T22:07:00.000-07:00A friend (who would like to remain anonymous for p...A friend (who would like to remain anonymous for professional reasons) that has worked in Superfund sent me a few corrections:<BR/><BR/>1. The name of the Pioneer operating engineer at the Lower Area One water treatment plant (in the photo with Brad Archibald) is Dave Griffis.<BR/><BR/>2. Another good term for "cover up" Superfund remedy strategy is "cat-box reclamation:" the waste is covered, but it still stinks & someone must deal with it in the future.<BR/><BR/>3. Although the Silver Bow Creek does gain flows from upwelling groundwater just below Butte, the situation is more complex than I described. Where the water comes from is unknown, and the quantity of water, is not well understood.<BR/><BR/>4. As John Metesh explained on the Parrot Tailings/Metro Storm Drain part of the tour (YES, I should have taken better notes), there are two serious problems with the "engineered solution" for the Butte aquifer.<BR/> a. The collection system underlying the Metro Storm Drain shows signs of clogging (and it's been just a few years).<BR/> b. The groundwater plume from the Parrot Tailings is highly variable & not fixed as EPA/Arco seemed so sure about in the remedy; it seems to be moving south & east.EcoRoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294159049375690786noreply@blogger.com