Central Texas Perchlorate - Water Deemed Safe

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Study Finds Water Safe

Mike Barger
KWTX Television (Central Texas: Waco, Temple, Killeen)
April 5, 2004

The perchlorate comes from the old Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve
Plant site in McGregor.

Local leaders met in McGregor Monday morning to deliver the good news.
That perchlorate contamination that turned up in area waterways is not a
risk to the half million Central Texans who drink the water.

Army Corps of Engineers Colonel John Minahan says, "Based on the data
collected during this study, we found that water users are not at risk
for exposure to perchlorate, consumption of cattle raised in the area
presents no risk for exposure, and the bacteria in Lake Belton actually
breaks down the perchlorate to harmless chemicals."

Congress commissioned the Army Corps of Engineers to study the effects
of perchlorate three years ago.

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For the entire news story, see
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/664507.html\

Or go to the official web page for the study at
http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/ppmd/Perchlorate/index.html

The executive summary may be downloaded from
http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/ppmd/Perchlorate/Documents/Final_Report/PDFs/Divided/Executive%20Summary.pdf

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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