N. Phoenix well water being tested

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Arizona
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC
N. Phoenix well water being tested
Former site of propellant maker shows high contaminant levels
Mary Jo Pitzl
Mar. 24, 2004 12:00 AM

The state's top environmental official is warning residents living next
to a north Phoenix plant to switch to bottled water after high levels of
perchlorate contamination were found in groundwater samples.

However, officials with Goodrich Corp., which operates the former
Universal Propulsion Co. site at Happy Valley Road and Central Avenue,
said there is no threat to residents along Yearling Road, north of their
site, because they believe the groundwater flows southwest in the area.

The company on Tuesday reported it had found perchlorate levels ranging
from 43 parts per billion to 130 ppb in groundwater wells on the
southeastern corner of its property. There is no health standard for
perchlorate in either federal or state regulations, although the state
has a guideline of 14 ppb.

The findings came as a result of a Phoenix request that the firm drill
two monitor wells as a condition of seeking city approval for its
expansion plans.

The news is sure to heighten the opposition of some area residents to
Goodrich's plan to move its California propulsion system to north
Phoenix. And it feeds the growing controversy over perchlorate, a common
ingredient used in the manufacture of propellants and explosives, such
as the ejection seats that Goodrich's aircraft interior products
division makes.

Although there is no standard for how much perchlorate is acceptable,
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is researching one and
California has proposed a 6 ppb standard. The Department of Defense
wants a 200 ppb standard.

This article can be viewed at:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0324upco24.html

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