Cofferdam
The job of removing tar from the bottom of the Congaree River has been completed. The tar washed up in the river from an old oil lamp company that later became SCE&G. It’s now owned by Dominion Energy. Click here for link to tar removal report from SC DHEC The process to remove tar-like material […]
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The job of removing coal tar from the bottom of the Congaree River is ongoing. The cofferdam that was built on the river has been divided into two cells located just south of the Gervais Street Bridge. Work crews have made huge progress, according to the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, in sealing […]
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The cofferdam has been built and water is being pumped from the area of the first cofferdam on the Congaree River. The cofferdam was constructed at the Gervais Street Bridge. The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control has provided an update. As of late August, Dominion Energy has:Completed the rock cofferdam for Area 1 […]
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Work on the Area 1 cofferdam on the Congaree River, near the Gervais Street Bridge, is coming along.The first stage of the cofferdam is complete. Dominion Energy is damming the river in order to clean tar from the bottom of the river. In June an Unexploded Ordnance Diving Team from Tetra Tech arrived to clear […]
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