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From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 15:30:49 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Gulfstream (Aerospace Corp.) and Rockwell International water contamination, Bethany, Oklahoma
 
FOX 25 Investigates: City of Bethany fights water contamination dating back decades

by Erika Stanish
Fox 25 TV (Oklahoma City, OK)
November 19, 2019

BETHANY, OK - The city of Bethany has filed a federal lawsuit against two companies that it says contaminated its water system decades ago.

The mayor of the city of Bethany, KP Westmoreland, said the companies involved learned harmful chemicals were polluting its water system in 2008 but said they didn’t notify the city until 2012.

“For about 45 years, Gulfstream (Aerospace Corp.) and Rockwell International operated on Wiley post Airport property. That is where the contamination stems from,” Westmoreland said.

According to documents from the Department of Environmental Quality, FOX 25 learned of potentially hazardous chemicals at the airport, dating back to at least 1988.

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For the entire story, see
https://okcfox.com/news/fox-25-investigates/fox-25-investigates-city-of-bethany-fights-water-contamination-dating-back-decades

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Lenny Siegel
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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