[CPEO-BIF] "Rapides [Louisiana] resident files lawsuit against Dresser facility after contamination found"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Rapides resident files lawsuit against Dresser facility after contamination found

By Steven Maxwell
KALB TV-5 News (Alexandria, LA)
May 8, 2020

RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - A Rapides Parish resident is suing Baker Hughes, Inc., the successor-in-interest for Dresser, Inc. after TCE contamination from the old Dresser Facility outside of Pineville was found in nearby neighborhoods.

In Michael Wahlder v. Baker Hughes, Inc. and Derek Descant, the Wahlder claims that TCE contamination on his property was “182 times above the detection limit.” 

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Earlier this year, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) said it was testing contamination from the Dresser, LLC facility that may impact local residents. LDEQ said the area specifically impacted extends from the industrial property to the east shoulder of Service Road East (Austin Dr.) in the vicinity of the residential development east of Hwy. 167, including the Aurora Park Subdivision area. Those are areas outside of Pineville City limits.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.kalb.com/content/news/Rapides-resident-files-lawsuit-against-Dresser-facility-after-contamination-found-570312551.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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