The Delaware Environmental Appeals Board has released its opinion on an appeal by local residents of the prior approval by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control of a “Brownfield” remediation plan for the former Vlasic property, which Allen Harim seeks to acquire from current owner, Pinnacle Foods Group LLC.
On Tuesday (June 24), the Board unanimously denied the appeal, confirming DNREC’s approval of the Brownfield remediation plan. The 26-page opinion references the nearly 5,000 page report developed by an outside consultant, covering virtually every aspect of the brownfield remediation process, supported by extensive testing processes and results, and including additional monitoring.