[CPEO-BIF] Assessing vapor risks in Norco (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Toxic plumes: Residents view maps
State officials answer concerns about testing, cleanup

By Amy Frye
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (CA)
March 23, 2006

NORCO - They huddled around nine large poster boards showing maps of the 
city and diagrams of its schools, looking to find their home or child's 
classroom.

But even when residents found what they were looking for Tuesday night, 
some were unsure about what it all meant.

Were those living outside the plotted plume of contamination safe? Were 
those inside the U-shaped plume in danger, and if so, what should they 
do now?

"I'm trying to determine whether to pull my daughter out of Norco High 
School and my son from Norco Intermediate next year," said Sean Oliver, 
a resident who attended the community meeting at the Learning Center 
South building.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_3630211

--
Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org


_______________________________________________
Brownfields mailing list
Brownfields@list.cpeo.org
http://www.cpeo.org/mailman/listinfo/brownfields