Sonneborn seeks plan approval
PETROLIA — Sonneborn LLC is seeking state approval of a plan to address polluted sites on the plant property.
The company intends to submit the plan to address three sites on the 400-acre plant property, in Fairview Township just south of Petrolia, to the Department of Environmental Protection for review by the end of the month, said Tom DuPlessis, Sonneborn environmental manager.
Previous owners of the facility began remedial risk assessments of the sites and Sonneborn assumed some responsibility to complete the clean ups when it took over the plant, DuPlessis said.
“This is intended to cover the entire plant property. Most of what is impacted you can see from Route 268,” DuPlessis said.
The cleanup plan is required by the state's Land Recycling Program, established under Act 2, for remediating industrial properties.
The proposed plan from the company calls for placing deed restrictions for future development on two of the sites and continued monitoring of a third site with oil in the groundwater.
A full story will appear in Sunday's Butler Eagle.
