[CPEO-MEF] Federal $ for California perchlorate

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

$25M for Contaminated H2O Cleanup Efforts

Tony Burchyns
Gilroy Dispatch
July 26, 2006

Morgan Hill - A Senate bill that could pump $25 million into groundwater 
cleanup efforts in Santa Clara County and parts of Southern California 
could become law later this week after passing the House floor Monday.

While the bill doesn't specifically mention perchlorate - the notorious 
industrial byproduct that's turned Olin Corporation into a household 
name among South County well drinkers - portions of it reflect language 
drafted by Congressman Richard Pombo, R-Tracy, and U.S. Sen. Dianne 
Feinstein to apply for ongoing perchlorate remediation efforts in Santa 
Clara County as well as in the Santa Ana Watershed.

If approved, S-203 would authorize $25 million in federal funding to 
clean up contaminated groundwater in the service area of the Santa Clara 
Valley Water District and the Santa Ana Watershed. It would provide 
grants equaling 65 percent of total funding for clean-up projects, 
requiring a 35 percent match from state and local agencies - or the 
private sector.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/contentview.asp?c=190647

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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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