Under a Consent Decree agreement recently entered by the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of New Hampshire have entered into an agreement with settling defendants, Fort James LLC, Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP and North American Dismantling Corporation, to implement the cleanup of legacy contamination at the former paper mill and chemical facility in Berlin.
The settlement also provides for reimbursement of a share of the past costs incurred by EPA for the site investigation and development of the remedial action plan for the site.
Funding for all the future remediation at the site will provided by the settling defendants, and the work will be performed under the oversight of EPA and the State.
"This is a significant milestone for the site and the Berlin community, as we continue to recover mercury from the Androscoggin River, maintain the landfill and remove hot spots of soil in the surrounding area," said EPA New England Regional Administrator David. W. Cash.
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