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The City entered into an agreement with Thermo Fisher in 2016 to remediate the city’s drainage ditch and adjacent properties due to a contamination event. To date, all properties have been remediated by Thermo Fisher and released by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for unrestricted use. An audit will be conducted by a third party environmental firm to ensure the remediation was completed as detailed in the City’s agreement.
August 24, 2018
Surveys of surrounding properties continue, including dewatering and surveying a lake on Gillingham Lane. Residents will continue to see surveyors with hand-held detection equipment during the next two months.
May 3, 2018
Thermo Fisher has removed contamination from 14 properties and the City’s ditch near Thermo Fisher’s facility at 1410 Gillingham Lane.
Surveys of surrounding properties continue, including rights-of-way along Park 1 Drive. Residents will continue to see surveyors with hand-held detection equipment during the next month.
May 8, 2017
Thermo Fisher has removed contamination from 13 properties and the City’s ditch near Thermo Fisher’s facility at 1410 Gillingham Lane.
Remediation and restoration of the City's ditch
Surveys of surrounding properties continue. Residents will continue to see surveyors with hand-held detection equipment during the next month.
Thermo Fisher has removed contamination from 10 properties and the City’s ditch near Thermo Fisher’s facility at 1410 Gillingham Lane.
Remediation and restoration of the City's ditch
Surveys of surrounding properties continue, including rights-of-way along West Airport. Residents will continue to see surveyors with hand-held detection equipment during the next two weeks. January 13, 2017
Thermo Fisher has removed contamination from seven properties and the City’s ditch near Thermo Fisher’s facility at 1410 Gillingham Lane.
Remediation of the City's ditch is complete. Restoration and replacement of the dirt in the ditch began in January.
Surveys of surrounding properties continue. Residents will continue to see surveyors with hand-held detection equipment during the next two months.
December 12, 2016
Thermo Fisher has removed contamination from seven properties and the City’s east-west portion of the ditch near Thermo Fisher’s facility at 1410 Gillingham Lane.
Remediation of the north-south portion of the City’s ditch is expected to be completed by the end of December. Restoration and replacement of the dirt in the ditch will begin in January.
Surveys of surrounding properties continue, including rights-of-way along Eldridge Road. Motorists will likely see surveyors with hand-held detection equipment during the next two weeks.
Background
On April 20, 2015, the City of Sugar Land was notified by the news media that a small amount of radioactive material was accidentally released inside Thermo Fisher’s facility, 1410 Gillingham Lane, on April 14, 2015. Because the state is not currently required to notify the City of such material releases, the City of Sugar Land took proactive, deliberate measures to obtain answers from Thermo Fisher and the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), the environmental regulatory agency responsible for monitoring radioactive materials and remediation.
On March 10, 2016, DSHS notified the City of contamination in the City’s drainage ditch near the Thermo Fisher Scientific facility. The contamination was discovered during required testing for the facility’s decommissioning process.
On October 18, 2016, the City Council approved an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific that ensures the remediation of the drainage ditch and other contaminated property. The agreement also requires the surveying and remediation of surrounding properties.
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Sugar Land, TX 77479
Phone: 281-275-2900
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