Perchlorate Forum

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

PERCHLORATE FORUM

Perchlorate, a chemical used in the manufacture of solid rocket fuel,
has been detected in groundwater or soil at at least 15 locations in
California, Nevada, and Utah. It contaminates drinking water aquifers in
nine of those sites, and it has also been found in the Colorado River.
To consider a regulatory response, the Interagency Perchlorate Steering
Committee (IPSC) has scheduled a Stakeholder Forum, to take place in
Henderson, Nevada (near Las Vegas) on May 19-21, 1998.

IPSC is made up of several federal agencies, including EPA and the
Defense Department, state agencies from the three states, and several
Indian tribes. It is seeking input from "State and Tribal drinking water
programs, the regulated community (public water systems), public health
organizations, academia, environmental and public interest groups,
engineering firms, and the public."

The forum will take place from 8:30 am to 5 pm on May 19 and 20, as well
as from 8:30 am to noon on May 21. All sessions will be at the Henderson
Convention Center, 200 Water Street. There is no charge, but
pre-registration is sought. For more information, call the EPA Safe
Drinking Water Hotline at 800/426-4791 or 703/285-1093 between 9 am and
5:30 pm EDT.

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight (AKA SFSU
CAREER/PRO)
c/o PSC, 222B View St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/968-1126
lsiegel@cpeo.org