In March 2002, Ninigret announced a major expansion of Ninigret Park to an adjacent 405 acres, making it the 4th largest commercial development project in Utah—the largest of its type in 30 years.
The land was previously used as tailing ponds by its former owners, Harshaw Chemical and Engelhard Corporation, and had remained economically barren for some time. Ninigret Construction Company completed the process of remediating the property, with the cooperation of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. The expansion area is a prime example of successful cooperation between the state’s regulatory agencies and private industry in transforming an environmentally-impaired property into a productive new development.