Re: [CPEO-MEF] Irvine Desalter/TCE remediation project

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

I think the question is: Should TCE or other industrial groundwater
pollutants be cleaned up when the water is not potable for other
reasons, such as saltwater intrusion? At Moffett Field, we did not
insist that high-salt-content water be fully remediated.

At El Toro, if I recall correctly, the TCE plume is not coming from the
same area as the "total dissolved solids plume." The treatment plant is
being constructed where the two "plumes" intersect.

It's also important to recognize that the joint treatment plant is not
designed to remove the VOC contamination from the aquifer. It's purpose
is to make extracted water safe to us.

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