[CPEO-MEF] Simi Valley's position on Santa Susana site

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Simi officials keep eye on lab's cleanup

Low-key tactics proving to be effective, council members say

By Teresa Rochester
Ventura County Star
November 14, 2004

When the city of Los Angeles joined a lawsuit last month to impose 
stricter cleanup requirements for radioactive contamination at the Santa 
Susana Field Laboratory because its residents lived nearby, some Simi 
Valley officials learned about it from the media.

Despite Simi Valley's proximity to the site near the Los Angeles-Ventura 
County line and groundwater contamination linked to chemicals from the 
lab, city officials said, they have not considered a similar lawsuit.

City staff members religiously attend meetings on the situation and work 
with state and federal representatives to apply pressure to agencies 
involved with the cleanup.

Both methods will help make sure the area is cleaned of toxicants, Simi 
Valley city officials have said.

Critics suggest the city's less aggressive approach is not active enough.

For the entire article, see
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/county_news/article/0,1375,VCS_226_3328467,00.html

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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
http://www.cpeo.org


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