Additional Soil Cleanup Conducted by EPA in Northport

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Published: Thursday, 02 February 2023 23:01

EPA completed additional soil cleanup at 15 properties in Northport during the summer and fall of 2022. With the consent of property owners, cleanup was conducted at 14 residential properties and a common use area located at the corner of 3rd Street & Columbia Avenue. Cleanup included removing contaminated soil, typically to a depth of approximately 6 to 12 inches below ground surface at yard areas and to a depth of approximately 12 to 24 inches at garden areas, then backfilling with clean gravel and topsoil and restoration.

The cleanup work addresses a threat to people’s health from exposure to lead in their soil. This cleanup builds on previous soil cleanup work conducted in and around Northport in 2004, 2015, 2018 and 2020.