The Martha s Vineyard Times
Despite snow, lighthouse test holes dug
Results will determine whether drilling is done.
A hole in the walkway to the lighthouse that s flagged for lead testing.
Technicians from Renova Environmental Services, LLC, a New Jersey contractor for the U.S. Coast Guard, have begun digging test holes to survey soils around East Chop Lighthouse for lead contamination.
As The Times previously reported, high levels of lead are already known to be in the ground around the lighthouse, based on prior testing. The Coast Guard disclosed the existence of lead contamination at the lighthouse to The Times in 2019. Prior to that, museum and local officials say, they weren’t made aware such a condition existed there.