[CPEO-MEF] Ashumet Valley Plume, Otis Air Base (MA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

EPA, Air Force dispute cleanup

By AMANDA LEHMERT
Cape Cod Times
December 20, 2006

FALMOUTH - To treat or not to treat. That is the question.

Air Force officials have proposed allowing a portion of the so-called 
Ashumet Valley groundwater contamination plume to continue to dissipate 
until it dilutes below levels that are considered harmful to humans.

The move would save taxpayers about $17 million and still protect the 
community, Air Force officials argue.

But U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials say environmental 
laws favor an active cleanup - such as a treatment system that would 
capture the toe of the plume and clean an additional 239 pounds of 
contamination.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/epaforce20.htm

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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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