[CPEO-MEF] San Martin (CA) perchlorate order revised

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Perchlorate cleanup order revised

By Slav Kandyba
Morgan Hill Times (CA)
November 27, 2007

A revised draft of the cleanup and abatement order for the 10-mile 
groundwater perchlorate plume running below the Llagas Creek subbasin 
now includes a specific cleanup schedule and details.

Simultaneously to a requirement that it finish the plan for "deep 
aquifer characterization work" by April 15, 2008, the order also 
requires the polluter, Tennessee-based Olin Corp., to implement the 
intermediate aquifer system in less-polluted areas as previously 
scheduled. The staff of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, 
Central Coast Region, is also preparing a detailed response to Olin's 
Cleanup Work Plan, including "details concerning the proposed remedial 
contingency plan and performance monitoring program."

On Dec. 7, the board is slated to review the report, prepared with input 
- manifested in the dozens of pages of comments - from stakeholders 
including the cities of Gilroy, Morgan Hill, the Santa Clara Valley 
Water District, which comprise the Perchlorate Working Group.

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For the entire article, see
http://morganhilltimes.com/news/contentview.asp?c=230358

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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