Agency says they keep finding more contaminated dirt that needs to be hauled from site
A work wets fresh dirt that was used to backfill an ahead where contaminated soil was removed at Fletcher Parkway and Navajo Road in El Cajon on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 in El Cajon, California. There appears to be no end in sight for a cleanup effort in El Cajon almost two months after a fuel truck spilled about 8,600 gallons of gasoline at a busy intersection.
“I can’t give you an end date because every time we put a shovel in the ground, we find more contaminated soil,” he said. “To be honest with you, I was hoping it would be done three weeks ago, but we found a lot more contaminated soil than we were expecting.” Crews of 25 have been working on the site since the spill. Fletcher Parkway is lined with large, metal bins that will be filled with contaminated soil and hauled to various landfills, mostly out of state, where it will be treated.
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