San Martin leader testifies at DC perchlorate hearing

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Push on for perchlorate cleanup funds

By Carol Holzgrafe
Morgan Hill Times
June 25, 2004

San Martin?s Sylvia Hamilton took the South Valley perchlorate fight to
Washington, D.C., Wednesday and picked up a compliment from a powerful
Congressional subcommittee.

Hamilton was invited by Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Tracy, to testify before
the Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power about the effects of
groundwater pollution were having on residents and how they were dealing
with it. 

Rosemary Kamei, the South Valley representative to the Santa Clara
Valley Water District, also testified and Morgan Hill Mayor Dennis
Kennedy sent comments along to the committee.

Pombo has introduced a bill, HR4459, which would - if passed and funded
- set aside $25 million to defray some of the costs of dealing with the
contamination. The testimony was to start the bill on its lengthy way
through committee to House vote to approval by the Senate and the president.

After hearing from the local delegation and one from Southern
California, which has its own perchlorate problems, committee members
told Hamilton they were impressed with the way citizens and agencies had
banded together to tackle the problem and keep the public informed. 

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for the entire article, see
http://morganhilltimes.com/news/newsview.asp?c=113090



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Lenny Siegel
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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>
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