‘Dark soil’ at Sedalia construction site determined to be nonhazardous

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Dark and watery soil that construction crews encountered in Sedalia last month was determined to be nonhazardous, the city wrote in a Monday press release.

The release says possible soil issues were discovered by crews on Jan. 16 near the former Sutherlands property, Memory Lanes Bowling Alley and the new fire station. The city wrote that it had expected to possibly run into issues and had put together a plan to address those situations last year.

The city wrote that testing on the soil was already occurring when “a passerby took photographs showing darker soil and a small pool of liquid. Shortly thereafter, a second party reported their observations and complaints to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.”

“At that time, it was confirmed that no tanks had been identified or confirmed, the soil had already been properly isolated and contained, and the site response was being managed in accordance with the pre-established Soil & Groundwater Management Plan. No additional corrective action was required beyond the procedures already in place,” the release stated.

The soil was eventually determined to be suitable for the landfill.