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Avtex site cleaned, ready for new use
Posted: August 4, 2012
The Winchester Star
These days, more wildlife than human life can be seen on the former Superfund site in Front Royal. A $30 million groundwater treatment plant is to be built on the site, owned by the Front Royal Warren County Economic Development Authority. (Photo by Scott Mason/The Winchester Star)
John Torrence, site manager for ERM, the contractor overseeing the cleanup at the Avtex Superfund site, talks about efforts to clean up the property in Front Royal. (Photo by Scott Mason/The Winchester Star)
Site work is under way at the Avtex site for a $30 million groundwater treatment plant. The Front Royal Warren County Economic Development Authority owns the property.
FRONT ROYAL — About 800 people were employed at Avtex Fibers when it closed in 1989.
Before it shut down and declared bankruptcy, the company was cited for violating Virginia’s environmental laws...
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