[CPEO-BIF] Omega Chemical Site, Whittier, California

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Press Release
U.S. EPA Region 9
November 19, 2010



U.S. EPA secures $7 Million Settlement for Cleanup at the Omega Chemical 
Site in Whittier

Work to target soil contaminated by industrial solvents


LOS ANGELES COUNTY - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the 
U.S. Department of Justice announced a multi-million dollar settlement 
for soil cleanup work at the Omega Chemical Corporation Superfund site 
in Whittier, Calif.

The settlement is with 169 parties - 73 parties comprising the Omega 
Chemical Site PRP Organized Group, commonly known as OPOG, and 96 others 
paying cash. According to the consent decree entered by the U.S. 
District Court in Los Angeles on October 7, 2010, OPOG will perform the 
$5.6 million soil cleanup, pay all of EPA's costs associated with 
overseeing that cleanup, and also reimburse EPA for $1.5 million in past 
response costs.

...

EPA found that indoor air contamination in the vicinity of the former 
Omega Chemical Corporation facility stems from vapor intrusion caused by 
contaminated soil. Contamination levels in several buildings have been 
documented at levels above the EPA's health-protective range for 
long-term exposure to PCE and TCE. Under the terms of a November 2009 
agreement, EPA worked with OPOG to undertake interim measures for 
reducing contaminant levels in indoor air, and the soil cleanup required 
by this consent decree should provide a permanent solution to the problem.

...

For the entire release, see
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/d0303b01ad508cab852577e00057ff37?OpenDocument

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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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