2007 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: 13 Aug 2007 15:30:45 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Rialto (CA) perchlorate litigation
 
Rialto water case in stall
Legal wrangling holds city back

Jason Pesick
San Bernardino County Sun (CA)
August 13, 2007

The long and winding road leading to cleanup of the drinking water around Rialto is getting more tortuous.

On July 31, Goodrich Corp. sued Rialto and other parties in San Bernardino Superior Court to try to force the city to require a local businessman to clean up perchlorate contamination.

Next week, Emhart Industries - a defunct company associated with Black & Decker - Goodrich and Rialto-based Pyro Spectaculars are expected to ask a Los Angeles Superior Court to stay state hearings on the perchlorate contamination.

The legal efforts are the latest action the three companies have taken to thwart the state regulatory bodies trying to get the perchlorate cleaned up.

Perchlorate, a substance used to produce rocket fuel, fireworks and other explosives, has been flowing from Rialto's north end through the city, and possibly into Colton and toward Fontana. Perchlorate can interfere with the thyroid gland, which is important in the development of unborn babies.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_6609519

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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Fax: 650/961-8918
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