Nebraska Ordnance Plant

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Corps blasted over cleanup of ordnance plant site

by Algis J. Laukaitis
Lincoln Journal Star (NE)
August 24, 2004

MEAD - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received poor marks Tuesday
night from some residents who were upset with the agency's progress in
cleaning up contamination at the former Nebraska Ordnance Plant.

Their critics said corps officials from the Kansas City, Mo., district
office and other regulators were dragging their feet in getting private
wells sampled and were accused of not providing accurate and timely
information to the public.

"I want to know how the Army plans to protect my kids," said Linda
Wageman, whose family owns land in the area.

She was among about 60 area residents who attended a quarterly meeting
of the Restoration Advisory Board on Tuesday night at the Community
Building. The meetings are held by the corps to update the public on the
progress of the cleanup project, which was started in 1989.

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for the entire article, see
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/08/24/local/10054180.txt

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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>
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