[CPEO-MEF] Appropriations for California perchlorate projects

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                           
Contact: Howard Gantman
http://feinstein.senate.gov

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY2005 VA/HUD Funding Bill

Washington, DC ? U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced
today that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved legislation
to fund vital projects in California to clean up perchlorate contamination.

"Perchlorate contamination poses a major threat to the health of
Californians and all Americans," Senator Feinstein said.  "I am pleased
that the Appropriations Committee has approved $2 million to aid
perchlorate clean-up and remediation efforts in California.  It is
imperative that we reduce the perchlorate in our drinking water and
protect Californians, especially pregnant women, the unborn, infants,
and young children, from this threat to their health."

Perchlorate, which is used in munitions and jet fuels, has contaminated
drinking water supplies or the environment in 34 states.  If ingested,
perchlorate can interfere with thyroid function, and scientific evidence
suggests that this effect can impair the normal development of the brain
in fetuses, newborns and infants, permanently damaging cognitive
abilities and brain function in affected children.

Specifically, the committee on Tuesday approved the following as part of
the FY2005 Veterans Affairs/Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill:

·        $700,000 for the City of Rialto?s pilot demonstration for an
integrated approach for perchlorate remediation and treatment;

·        $300,000 for the treatment of perchlorate contaminated wells in
the Inland Empire;

·        $200,000 for the City of Ontario?s wellhead treatment for
perchlorate and nitrate; 

·        $500,000 for the City of Pasadena?s pilot project for
perchlorate removal using biological treatment; and

·        $300,000 for perchlorate cleanup in the Santa Clara Water District.

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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
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