2006 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 14 Nov 2006 05:15:59 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Dugway Proving Ground (UT) cleanup
 
Cleanup stirs little interest

By Stephen Speckman
Deseret Morning News (UT)
November 13, 2006

The conclusion to a quiet, long-term, $128 million cleanup effort at the Army's Dugway Proving Ground is getting closer, and while the effort includes covering or hauling away large amounts of hazardous waste, it hasn't captured much public attention.

"Dugway has accomplished a lot of environmental cleanup, especially over the past five years," said David Larsen, a geologist with the Utah Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste.

Public meetings are held several times a year, and one is scheduled for Monday. But people who attend the meetings say few residents of the communities nearest to this remote Army base ever show up. It's apathy that Larsen and others say is rooted in where Dugway is located and the minimal health risk to anyone beyond the base gates.

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For the entire article, see
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650206709,00.html

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