Jun. 7—Chevron oil and gas company has offered to reimburse the city of Pullman for cleaning up contaminated soil during its downtown revitalization project.
The Pullman City Council is set to accept the energy giant’s offer at its regular meeting Tuesday night at the Pullman City Hall. Officials will also hear an update on Project Downtown Pullman’s progress.
Construction crews encountered contaminated soil last summer while installing underground utilities on Main and Paradise streets in the vicinity where a Chevron gas station once sat, according to documents attached to the meeting’s agenda.
The city had incurred additional costs of $112,877 to properly remove, haul and dispose of more than 526 tons of contaminated soil, the documents said.
Of that figure, the documents indicated the city also financed disposal fees, testing and engineering, as well as ductile iron pipe for waterline construction as required by the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Department of Health.
If the offer made by Chevron Environmental Management Co. is accepted by the city, the company will be released from liabilities resulting from the Pullman Downtown Improvements Project.