Clean up of salt pile that devastated Mentor Marsh will cost another $3 million - increasing tab to more than $13.5 million

It’s going to cost another $2.97 million to clean up the infamous “salt fill site” that contaminated Mentor Marsh decades ago and created a major environmental disaster that is still being dealt with today.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – It’s going to cost another $2.97 million to clean up the infamous “salt fill site” that contaminated Mentor MarshThe additional funds will increase the amountallocated for the remediation project to more than $13.5 million.

After various attempts to prevent the salt from leaching into the marsh, the Ohio Attorney General sued Osborne on behalf of the Ohio EPA in 2013. What resulted was massive destruction of native trees in what had once been a forested wetland. Invasive species moved in, including phragmites, that drove out native plants and animals. The marsh has recovered to some extent in recent years thanks to the efforts of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and others.

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