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Archive Home > 2009 > December > 11 > Federal officials ‘close to the end’ of cleanup effort

Federal officials ‘close to the end’ of cleanup effort

After more than two years of clearing hazardous waste from a Powell Butte ranch, tests are being conducted to determine whether the site can be deemed safe

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
December 11, 2009

POWELL BUTTE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in Powell Butte this week overseeing the completion of a hazardous waste cleanup that started more than two years ago.

Dennis Beetham, the former Powell Butte ranch owner who owns a formaldehyde manufacturing company, D.B. Western Inc.,....

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