From: | marylia <marylia@igc.org> |
Date: | 12 Mar 1998 16:41:58 |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | DOE Cleanup Plan/Livermore Lab |
Beyond Flawed: the DOE's Latest Cleanup Plan by Marylia Kelley from Tri-Valley CARE's March 1998 newsletter, Citizen's Watch Remember DOE's "Ten year Plan" last year? Remember that it proposed to leave five times the pollution at Livermore Lab than is allowed by current laws and legally-binding cleanup agreements? Recall that we complained vigorously? Recollect that DOE responded by changing the name of the plan to "Focus on 2006"? And, that it still proposed a five-fold relaxation of cleanup standards for solvents in the groundwater beneath the Lab? Recall that we responded, again? Well, it's back. Sporting yet another name, "Paths to Closure," the DOE plan contains the same inaccurate and illegal assumptions, unfounded assertions and deaf-ear approach to public participation as the two earlier drafts. And, for the Lab, it still proposes reneging on cleanup commitments. Change the plan, not just its name In response to our objections, DOE said this month: oops, it's an error that it still mentions cleaning up solvents to 25 parts per billion (ppb) instead of the 5 ppb drinking water standard. DOE says that the plan's direct reference to 25 ppb will be changed. But, then, DOE's Roger Liddle also told the Valley Times, the agency will "continue to work toward the kind of computer modeling and analysis that makes a case for the right level-be that 5 ppb or 25 ppb." DOE, what part of 5 ppb don't you understand? It is important for "we the people" to tell DOE that we consider real cleanup a priority, and that the agency must request the funding necessary to comply with all environmental laws and commitments. Moreover, DOE should conduct the cleanup Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement it pledged to pursue in 1990, and for which DOE faces a contempt trial in federal court. (See also article on page 4.) Join us at a public meeting Tuesday, April 7 from 6 PM-8:30 PM in downtown Oakland. Or write to DOE, Attn: Jim Davis, 1301 Clay St., Oakland, CA 94612. Marylia Kelley Tri-Valley CAREs (Citizens Against a Radioactive Environment) Peace - Justice - Environment since 1983 5720 East Ave. #116, Livermore, CA USA 94550 (510) 443-7148 - phone (510) 443-0177 - fax | |
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