CAL DSMOA CUT

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@igc.org>]

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@igc.org>

CALIFORNIA DSMOA CUT
The State of California learned just last week that its current year 
(FY1996) allocation for the oversight of cleanup and reuse of Defense 
installations in the state would be unexpectedly cut by 40%. (I don't 
know yet how much of a reduction was expected.)
As a result, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) - part 
of Cal EPA - is cutting back on most of its Defense cleanup activities 
other than on-site project oversight . DTSC announced the cutback in a 
last-minute fax to members of the California Base Closure Environmental 
Advisory Group (BCEAG), canceling the meeting scheduled for this 
Wednesday, September 11. Reportedly, DTSC has pulled out of meetings it 
had scheduled with other agencies, as well.
In the fax, Stan Phillippe, Division Chief of the DTSC Office of 
Military Facilities, apologized: "This is disappointing because this 
meeting marked the beginning of a new chapter in the group's (BCEAG's) 
history; adding 14 members representing a diverse constituency to 
address important issues facing our state."
To express concern about the DSMOA cut, contact Cary Jones, Chief, 
Environmental Restoration Division, Directorate of Military Programs, 
Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC 20314-1000.
To urge DTSC to find the small amount of resources it would require to 
continue to schedule meetings of the Base Closure Environmental 
Advisory Group, write Stan Phillippe at DTSC, 10151 Croydon Way, Suite 
3, Sacramento, CA, 95827-2106.
Lenny Siegel