Charlie Meeks
Blaine Island Remediation
Blane Island Remediation project is derived from Land 640 Major Landscape Change in the landscape architecture graduate program. The course discusses reclamation of sites contaminated by industrial or commercial uses. These areas are often referred to as “brown fields” and contain unsafe levels of hazardous waste and pollutions. The purpose of this project is to provide a remediation process depicting the transformation of a current chemical manufacturing factory at Dow Industries in South Charleston, West Virginia. The process would be executed in three phases that attempt to extract hydro-carbons from the soils.
Remediation process
Historic Conditions
Blane Island is located in the central part of West Virginia. This 200+/- acre site is located in the Appalachian Mountains along the Kanawha River. Blane Island was named after the original owners of the property and had a variety of uses in the early 20th century. Around 1920 the island was purchased by Union Carbide and became home of large scale chemical manufacturing to produce products such as de-icers, chewing gum and lubricating fluids. Production continues at the site today and is owned by Dow Chemical.
NORTH SCALE 1"=8,000'
Populus deltoides (Eastern Cottonwood) is a large tree that grows near rivers. As one of the fastest growing trees in North America, it can grow 10-15 feet per year. This feature provides a large root system to soak up hydro-carbons.
40x40 Tree Grid Remediation Over 8-10 Years
400 Scale Master Plan
40 Scale Detail
Poster Presentation at CSU Graduate Student Showcase
