Environmental Stewardship
When it came to cleanup, we left no stone unturned.

Renovating a 90 year-old power plant meant that there would be several environmental issues to address. To do the work required, the Environmental Remediation Department of Northeast Utilities worked closely with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. Before restoration could begin, a 640,000 gallon underground concrete oil tank had to be removed. Also, soil contaminated with fuel oil and coal had to be removed, treated and deposited off site in an approved landfill.

In the building itself, asbestos insulation and lead paint were painstakingly removed. Environmental engineers conducted test borings in the floor to make sure there was no ground contamination directly under the building.

This oil tank (shown here during construction) had to be removed, along with contaminated soil before building restoration could be completed.