Penn State developed a plan to address the contamination and restore the site to its original natural state with the approval of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Throughout the process, soil samples have been collected and tested by an outside analytical laboratory. The findings are similar to those from the investigation that initiated this process, and they have confirmed the successful removal of the contamination from a majority of the site. There is additional testing being done at the drum storage area where contamination was previously identified. The next steps are the completion of the removal of soil at the drum storage area, the installation of additional test monitoring wells, gas sampling of the bedrock in the site, and final grading of the property.
Officials say there is no hazard to the public.
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