Reimbursement for Olin perchlorate cleanup questioned

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Olin reimbursement questioned

By Carol Holzgrafe
Morgan Hill Times 
June 4, 2004

Washington, D.C., came to Morgan Hill last Thursday when Mayor Dennis
Kennedy gave a tour of the Olin Corp. site on Tennant Avenue to a
representative of Congressman Richard Pombo, R-Tracy. Perchlorate
pollution from the site has caused major financial headaches to South
Valley residents, well operators and governing bodies.

Along on the tour were Greg Zinnich of the Santa Clara Valley Water
District and Aaron Cutler, Pombo?s aide.

Pombo has introduced a bill in Congress to reserve $25 million to repay
government agencies, governments themselves and residents affected by
the contamination, for the cost of fighting the pollution at the rate of
a 65/35 percent match, a wrinkle that has caused some criticism. 

The fact that everyone would have to "eat" 35 percent of clean-up costs
to get HR 4459 funds has frustrated some members of the community.

San Martin resident Bob Cerruti, whose well regularly tests around 7
ppb, said the matter was discussed at the May 27 Perchlorate Citizens
Action Group (PCAG) meeting.

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for the entire article, see
http://morganhilltimes.com/news/newsview.asp?c=110255

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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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