[CPEO-BIF] Raytheon plume St. Petersburg, Florida

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

State rejects Raytheon plan; neighbors want cleanup to start

By MARK DOUGLAS
News Channel 8/Tampa Bay Online (FL)
May 20, 2010

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has rejected the 
Raytheon Co.'s latest plan to clean a spreading plume of groundwater 
contamination in St. Petersburg.

A seven-page letter sent to Raytheon last week cites a number of 
technical shortcomings and poses additional questions about the 78 years 
it would take to clean polluted groundwater through methods including 
heat treatment, chemical injection, and a pump and treat system.

A statement released by the Department of Environmental Protection said 
the agency wants "to ensure that the plan is designed to clean up the 
contamination effectively and expeditiously."

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For the entire article, see
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/may/20/state-rejects-raytheon-plan-neighbors-want-cleanup/

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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>
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