Philip Morris Announces 48-Acre Wetlands at Bermuda Run Plant

Progress - Index, The; Petersburg, Va. › July 18, 2007

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CHESTERFIELD -- To much fanfare, Philip Morris USA unveiled plans for a 48-acre man-made wetlands that will lighten their impact on the James River. The No. 1 tobacco company will begin constructing the natural treatment system on land behind its Park 500 facility off of Old Hundred Road within a few weeks.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, Del. Riley Ingram, R-62nd, Supervisor R.N. "Dickie" King and Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources L. Preston Bryant Jr. joined company executives in announcing the plans Tuesday.

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Philip Morris Announces 48-Acre Wetlands at Bermuda Run Plant

"This company has been a real leader in environmental quality," Kaine said. "This is a first-of-a-kind facility, and I think it wi...

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