EPA cleaning up asbestos from Libby golf course
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent work crews to clean up the old portion of the Cabinet View Country Club golf course in Libby, Montana. The dirt in the old section of the golf course is contaminated with vermiculite, which was found to contain tremolite asbestos. The newer nine holes of the golf course are not contaminated, and they remain open during the excavating process.
Work crews are outfitted with protective white suits and ventilation masks as they excavate the vermiculite from the subsurface of the front nine holes. There is a fence around the excavation site, and the area is being kept wet so that there is no visible dust during the removal process. The contaminated soil will be transported back to the vermiculite mine.
The EPA has provided funding for the golf course to restore the landscape after the excavation is complete, with project costs totaling $1.8 million for the cleanup and restoration. Restoration should be completed next spring, and the country club will be rebuilding the front nine holes to modern standards.
For the full story, go to Montana’s News Station.
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