Mobile Gas owns property that was once the location of a manufactured gas plant (MGP) owned and operated from 1836 to approximately 1931 by Mobile Gas Works, the predecessor of Mobile Gas. The property is located at the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and Broad Street in Mobile.
From the early 1800’s to the mid 1900’s, gas was manufactured through a process of heating coal and oil in enclosed ovens and extracting gases for use in lighting and cooking - a very different process than the natural gas fuel we know today. Over 1,500 MGP sites operated across the U.S. during this period. One MGP site operated in Mobile.
Mobile Gas enrolled the property in the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) Voluntary Cleanup Program in November, as a first step in the process of assessing and evaluating the property for potential new uses.
By enrolling in this program, Mobile Gas will manage the project under the guidelines of state and federal regulatory policies.
PROJECT UPDATES
November 11, 2010; Mobile Gas Enrolls Former Manufactured Gas Plant Property in Voluntary Cleanup Program
Mobile Gas today enrolled property owned by the company in the Alabama Department of Environmental Management Voluntary Cleanup Program, as a first step in the environmental remediation of a former manufactured gas plant location in Mobile. Click here for news release.
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011; Mobile Gas Meets with Community Stakeholders on MGP Project
Mobile Gas assembled a group of community stakeholders on the campus of Bishop State Community College on Tuesday, February 8 as a step toward community engagement in the manufactured gas plant property cleanup project. Mobile Gas presented information on the history of the property, an overview of expectations for evaluation and analysis of the property, and solicited feedback from community representatives.
Thursday, March 3, 2011; Community Advisory Board Roles Clarified
The MGP community advisory board met at Bishop State Community College to clarify project committee roles and review the proposed site assessment plan for the MGP project. The community advisory board agreed to meet approximately every two weeks or as needed to oversee the project.
Friday, March 12, 2011 Mobile Gas Submits Site Assessment Plan
A site assessment plan was submitted to the Alabama Department of Environmenal Management for review of the companies plan for testing and soil sampling at the former manufactured gas plant property.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Mobile Gas Invites Public to Learn More About the MGP Property
Mobile Gas will conduct soil, groundwater, and investigative sampling at the company's former manufactured gas plant (MGP) site beginning in July as part of the process of assessing and evaluating the property for potential new uses. The public is invited to learn more about the property and project from Mobile Gas and its project team on Thursday, July 14. at the Dearborn YMCA, 321 North Warren Street, Mobile, AL 36603. Two meeting times: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or 5 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Mobile Gas Receives approval letter for MGP site assessment plan
A site assessment plan was submitted to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) in March for review. The company has received approval of its plan for testing and soil sampling from ADEM. To view the ADEM site assessment approval letter click here.
Thursday, July 14, 2011 Mobile Gas Holds Public Meeting on MGP Remediation Project.
Two public meetings were held on Thursday, July 14 at the Dearborn YMCA. Engineering firms leading the project as well as ADEM, the Mobile County Health Department, Bishop State Community College, and the Mobile Bay Estuary Society hosted displays at the meeting to provide information on the project and property.