City to consider Blackrock presentation, change orders
SANDPOINT — A presentation on a cleanup plan for the Panhandle Smelting and Refining Company Site will be given at Thursday’s Sandpoint City Council meeting.
This project is expected to provide a safer place along identified waterfront areas with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.
Past assessments identified the following chemicals of concern in soil at the Blackrock site: arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury. These chemicals can contribute to human health risks. In general, PSRC areas associated with ore stockpiling, processing, or smelting operations had the highest metal concentrations, officials said. These results prompted a cleanup project that will involve excavation, potential closures of portions of the Ponderay Bay Trail, and some recreational area closures.
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