This week, Park City School District began removing toxic piles of dirt it previously stored on the grounds of Treasure Mountain Junior High School.
In a November town hall meeting, the district as well as environmental consulting team R and R Environmental announced the piles would be taken and disposed of by qualified professionals. At the time, several parents with students in the school district expressed their concern about the lack of specificity in the plans presented.
The district released more of those details on Dec. 9, with Chief Operating Officer Michael Tanner telling The Park Record the task would be performed by Direct Push Services and that the dirt would potentially be taken to several landfills as far as Grantsville.
The troublesome soil has long proved contentious for the district and worrisome for parents. It was left on the school grounds after the school district excavated it from Treasure Mountain Junior High School grounds as well as other places throughout the district.
This was in violation of the district’s covenant with the Environmental Protection Agency
R and R Vice President Stephen Galley indicated that though the project would start this week, it would be harder to determine when it would be completed. Weather conditions and traffic factors could delay the work, and he said it may need to be done over several school breaks.