[CPEO-BIF] NuWay Dry Cleaners site, Victorville, California

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Former NuWay site poses health risk

Brooke Edwards
Victorville Daily Press (CA)
April 13, 2010


VICTORVILLE - Very high concentrations of toxic chemicals have been 
found at the city-owned site of a former dry cleaner in Old Town, 
according to initial results from the Environmental Protection Agency. 
And studies are still underway to determine if the toxins a pose health 
risk for nearby businesses and homes, if they've reached the groundwater 
supply and what needs to be done to clean up the site.

"It is a good thing that the city is involved," spokeswoman Yvonne 
Hester said. "It's something that has to be dealt with."

NuWay Dry Cleaners operated on the corner of 8th and C streets from the 
late 1950s until 2001.

Victorville purchased the site from San Bernardino County in 2007, after 
the county seized it for unpaid property taxes. The city demolished the 
6,200-square-foot building in 2008, as part of its plan to redevelop Old 
Town with a mix of commercial and residential buildings.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/site-18605-former-victorville.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



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