Perchlorate Report Late

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Senator complains Pentagon missed perchlorate report deadline

ERICA WERNER
Associated Press (in San Jose Mercury News)
May 3, 2004

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon missed a deadline for sending Congress a
report on perchlorate contamination at defense sites nationwide,
prompting complaints Monday from California Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

Feinstein, the top Democrat on the appropriations subcommittee that
handles military construction, released a letter to Defense Secretary
Donald Rumsfeld saying she was "deeply disappointed" the department
missed Friday's congressionally mandated deadline.

"Additionally, I am troubled by the fact that the department has
consistently avoided providing information to Congress about perchlorate
contamination on Defense Department sites, and describing what, if
anything, it has done to remediate the contamination," Feinstein wrote.

Perchlorate, an ingredient in rocket fuel, has been found in drinking
water supplies in 22 states where it was manufactured and handled. It
has been linked to damage to the thyroid and may be especially harmful
to infants.

The April 30 deadline for a report on the contaminant was contained in a
military construction bill passed last year.

Pentagon spokesman Glenn Flood said the report should be ready within
days. He said there was no particular reason for the delay other than
trying to make sure the report was prepared correctly.

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for the entire story, seee
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/8580874.htm

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