[CPEO-MEF] Perchlorate in fireworks, Marshfield, MA

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Letter: Selectmen shouldn't 'scold' BPW for doing what 'elected to do'

Kathryn P. Webers
Marshfield Mariner (MA)
May 3, 2006

To the Editor:

Many people have asked me why I am not seeking reelection to the Board 
of Public Works. This letter will provide some of the reasons.

As Board of Public Works commissioners, we are responsible for the 
town's drinking water supply and have been concerned about increasing 
levels of perchlorate, a contaminant found in explosives and fireworks, 
and harmful to children, teenagers, pregnant women, and people with 
compromised thyroid glands. Federal standards exist for this contaminant 
and states are establishing maximum allowable levels for drinking water.

We have been concerned that fireworks near the one town drinking water 
well testing positive for perchlorate have, over many years, contributed 
to the contamination of that well. The commissioners believe that 
Marshfield should follow the recommendations of the U.S. EPA, 
Massachusetts DEP, and state environmental agencies to minimize exposure 
of drinking water wells to perchlorate.

...

For the enire letter, see
http://www2.townonline.com/marshfield/opinion/view.bg?articleid=484671
--
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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