NAVASSA, N.C. (WECT) – A decades-long cleanup in Navassa has reached a milestone, but the most difficult work may still lie ahead.
About a third of the roughly 100-acre Superfund site has been cleaned up, the Environmental Protection Agency told residents at a community meeting. The former wood-treating site left contamination in the soil, water and sediment.
Crews plan to begin work on the marsh this winter, with the main construction expected to take about 18 months, according to the EPA. Another portion could take years, as officials say contamination has reached about 90 feet underground…