[CPEO-MEF] Army won't burn depot stockpile

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Army won't burn depot stockpile 

Water-based method to neutralize arms at facility 

By Theo Stein 
Denver Post Environment Writer

Thursday, March 28, 2002 - The Pentagon has chosen a novel water-based 
technology to neutralize 2,600 tons of mustard gas stored at the Pueblo 
Chemical Depot for the last 50 years.

U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., said Army Undersecretary Pete Aldrich 
signed a memo Tuesday committing the Army to the water-based system - 
which is similar to municipal sewage treatment - instead of burning the 
chemicals in a special incinerator.

Allard, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the Army 
also wants to expedite the cleanup of the depot, 15 miles east of 
Pueblo, so the weapons don't become a target for terrorists.

Pueblo officials and environmentalists hailed the decision, which will 
be officially announced later this week.

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http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,53%257E490906,00.html