Honeywell International Inc. and Georgia Power Company agreed to clean the Superfund site left by LCP Chemicals. At an estimated cost of $28.6 million, the companies will clean a 760 acre site in Brunswick, Georgia. LCP Chemicals is believed to have dumped mercury and other harmful chemicals into the marsh. This cleanup is in hopes of improving the quality of life for the animals and plants in the area, but also to reduce the risks for people.
Key Takeaways:
- The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Honeywell International Inc. and Georgia Power Company have agreed to clean up the 760-acre saltwater marsh at the LCP Chemicals Superfund Site in Brunswick, Georgia.
- The settlement requires the companies to spend an estimated $28.6 million to remove and isolate contaminated sediments in the marsh and to monitor the long-term effectiveness of the work.
- “EPA is very pleased to reach a settlement ensuring funding for future cleanup costs to address the contamination of the site’s tidal marsh and creeks,” said Regional Administrator Heather McTeer Toney of EPA’s Southeast Region.
“The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Honeywell International Inc. and Georgia Power Company have agreed to clean up the 760-acre saltwater marsh at the LCP Chemicals Superfund Site in Brunswick, Georgia.”
