[CPEO-MEF] San Martin (CA) perchlorate trial

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Defense begins in perchlorate trial

By Matt King 
Gilroy Dispatch
August 5, 2005


San Jose - The Olin Corp. began its defense of lawsuits claiming it
destroyed property values in San Martin with a witness who said the
company used "state-of-the-art" disposal methods to protect South County groundwater.

Neil Shifrin, president of a Massachusetts environmental consulting
firm, told a federal jury Thursday that Olin's practices of burying
hazardous materials and pouring wastewater into evaporation ponds were
consistent with contemporary industry standards and available technology.

"Today, we have a system of environmental regulation that simply didn't
exist in the 1950s, '60's, '70s," Shifrin said. "It might seem
unfortunate today, but it's what was done then."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/contentview.asp?c=165581

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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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