[CPEO-IRF] Alameda Point (CA) contamination

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Point Contamination Not a Big Concern, Yet

Marc Albert
Alameda Sun (CA)
October 5, 2007

Despite a lengthy report outlining a laundry list of radiological and 
toxic waste dumped in various locations at the former Naval Air Station 
Alameda, developers remain optimistic that problems aren't insurmountable.

Despite a lengthy report outlining a laundry list of radiological and 
toxic waste dumped in various locations at the former Naval Air Station 
Alameda, developers remain optimistic that problems aren't insurmountable.

"We are still very early in the process," said Joe Aguirre, a spokesman 
for SunCal Companies, the developer selected to oversee reuse of the 
decommissioned base. Aguirre said the firm would know more once various 
studies are completed.

The Navy has not issued an estimate of how much it would cost, or how 
long it would take to decontaminate the sprawling 2,000-acre base. The 
Navy declined to return calls or e-mails seeking that information.


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For the entire article, see
http://alamedasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2118&Itemid=10

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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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