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Article: TEXAS CONTRACTOR CHOSEN TO CONTINUE CLEANUP OF MINE WASTE IN CHEROKEE COUNTY, KAN.

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October 16, 2008
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The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 office issued the following news release:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected Encon International, Inc., of El Paso, Texas, to continue the cleanup of mine waste in Cherokee County, Kan., specifically around the cities of Baxter Springs and Treece.

The four-year contract (a base with three option years) with Encon is estimated to cost $20.5 million (inclusive of all options). Over the span of the contract, an estimated 2.2 million cubic yards of surface mine waste, covering approximately 386 acres, will be excavated, consolidated, regraded and vegetated with native warm season grasses. The contract includes an incentive clause ...

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