December 17th, 2004

The Environmental Protection Agency has now completed the clean up at a site in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The cleanup at the abandoned Chrome Engineering site cost nearly $240,000 in total. The building was in an unsafe and non-secure state, and it was thought that there had been trespassers at the site.

The cleanup carried out by the EPA involved the safe removal of asbestos from boiler units and piping throughout the building. The EPA also ensures that the air was tested for any danger of asbestos whilst the removal was being carried out. Other toxic materials were also removed from the site, and all were transferred to a proper toxic waste facility.

The disused and abandoned plant lies in an area that has been identified for further future development, at the East End of Bridgeport. The EPA has ensured that stringent air quality testing has been carried out throughout the clean up so that the area is safe for redevelopment.

With EPA's cleanup complete, the city can move ahead to identify future potential uses for the property that may add to the city's tax base when it's fully redeveloped," stated Robert W. Varney, the regional administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency.