Will pumping spread the San Martin perchlorate plume?

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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City pushes to reopen well over Olin opposition


By Carol Holzgrafe
Morgan Hill Times (CA)
May 18, 2004


To pump or not to pump. That is the question. 

Whether the City of Morgan Hill wants to risk the slings and arrows of
being sued by Olin Corp. for making the perchlorate-in-the-groundwater
situation worse by reopening the Tennant well - or not - is under
discussion at Public Works and City Hall.

Olin, which put the perchlorate in the aquifer in the first place, and
is responsible for cleaning it up, reported to the state Regional Water
Quality Control Board on April 30 that pumping could potentially
interfere with containment. It could draw the chemical deeper into the
aquifer system.

Morgan Hill experts have begged to differ and want to use the well
during the summer period of high water demand.

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for the entire story, see
http://morganhilltimes.com/news/newsview.asp?c=108253

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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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