[CPEO-MEF] Olid (San Martin, CA) seeks to reduce alternate water

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Olin Looks to Cork Water Delivery to Some Residents

By Matt King
Gilroy Dispatch (CA)
November 22, 2005

Morgan Hill - The Olin Corp. has applied to stop bottled water delivery
to the users of 78 perchlorate-contaminated wells in San Martin.

The application follows a finding made earlier this year by the State
Water Resources Control Board that the company need not provide water to
residents whose wells test at or below 6 parts per billion, the state?s
public health goal for the contaminant.

Perchlorate is a by-product of rocket fuel and road flares shown in some
tests to disrupt thyroid function. Since 2002, Olin has been providing
water to residents whose wells test as low as 2 to 4 parts per billion,
at the direction of the Central Coast Regional Water Control Board.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/contentview.asp?c=173098
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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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