Found a good post over at Onondaga-Lake-Initiatives.com (One of Honeywell’s websites) that has some updates regarding the Onondaga Lake Clean up as well as future Wastebed 13 plans. Besides information, the post has some excellent photos that give an overview of the site, pipeline plans, the wall construction, Wastebed 13 geotube / liner / monitoring and containment.

The plan is to start prepping the site and build the water treatment plant this summer.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today released an updated design for the restoration of Onondaga Lake. The lake remediation plan, issued by the DEC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, calls for a combination of dredging and capping—environmental cleanup methods that will remediate the contamination in sediments and water.

The updated design describes how material will be pumped from the lake and managed within a containment area, as well as how the water that drains from the material will be collected and sent to a new water treatment plant.

Comprehensive efforts to protect the public’s health and safety are an important part of the work to restore the lake. Health and safety plans are reviewed by DEC and the New York State Department of Health and are incorporated into every stage of the restoration. On June 18, DEC released the Health and Safety plan for the construction of the containment area to hold materials removed from the lake, as well as the initial work for the water treatment plant. Community health and safety plans for operational activities will be available for public review and comment in the summer of 2011.

Honeywell has made great progress on the cleanup of Onondaga Lake. Two phases of the underground barrier wall are complete. The wall, located along portions of I-690 in Geddes, prevents contaminated groundwater from reaching the lake. Work will continue throughout the summer.

Read more at Onondaga-Lake-Initiatives.com