[CPEO-MEF] Under the River

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Agencies move to protect water

Two districts seek ways to keep Aerojet chemicals out of drinking supplies.

By Bill Lindelof
Sacramento Bee
March 24, 2005

Two water districts, rocket-engine maker Aerojet and government 
regulators are moving forward with efforts to protect groundwater 
supplies in Carmichael and Fair Oaks.

Both Fair Oaks and Carmichael water districts are taking steps to stop 
plumes of chemicals from reaching groundwater wells they use for 
residential water.

District managers from both districts told about 60 citizens at a 
town-hall-style meeting last week that their drinking supplies are clean 
and safe to drink.

The public meeting also included presentations from the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency and Aerojet.

Some citizens told the panel that they are worried about the spreading 
plume of groundwater pollutants in Carmichael.

"I am really concerned about the efforts to get ahead of the plume," 
said Seth Hodges, a Carmichael resident. "I'm also concerned about 
whether there are enough monitoring wells."

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.sacbee.com/content/community_news/arden_carmichael/story/12610370p-13464555c.html
--
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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