[CPEO-BIF] Neighborhood Concerned Citizens Group continues to watchdog Water Gremlin, White Bear, Minnesota

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

New nonprofit maintains watchdog role

By Debra Neutkens
White Bear Press (MN)
May 1, 2019

WHITE BEAR LAKE - The recently formed nonprofit Neighborhood Concerned Citizens Group continues to watchdog both Water Gremlin and state legislation regulating a toxic chemical no longer used at the plant on Otter Lake Road.

Founded by five women who live near Water Gremlin, the citizens group - or NCCG  holds bi-weekly meetings at City Hall to discuss the pollution issue, pending legislation and state agency updates. Spokesperson Sherry Hastings, a commercial Realtor who grew up in White Bear Lake, said the group has four areas of focus:

* Banning trichloroethylene (TCE) statewide.

* Keeping Water Gremlin accountable by tracking its stipulation agreement with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to make sure it is followed.

* Understand the toxicity of FluoSolv WS, the chemical replacing TCE at Water Gremlin.

* Keeping Water Gremlin from expanding until NCCG is assured the company is not polluting.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.presspubs.com/white_bear/news/new-nonprofit-maintains-watchdog-role/article_e24c76fe-6c40-11e9-8cbf-7b69b7d75bdd.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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