[CPEO-MEF] VOCs, CONTRACTORS: Raytheon, St. Petersburg, FL

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

State Knew About Toxic Pinellas Plume In 1999, Records Show

By MARK DOUGLAS of News Channel 8 and CARLOS MONCADA of The Tampa Tribune
May 21, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - State regulators knew a toxic plume of industrial waste 
was migrating from a defense plant toward the Azalea neighborhood at 
least nine years ago, newly obtained records show.

By 2001, the pollution problem had concerned a Florida Department of 
Environmental Protection staff member enough that he prepared a letter 
for the agency's district director, Deborah Getzoff.

The letter instructed Raytheon Network Centric Systems, owner of the 
plant at 1501 72nd St. N., to reassess the risk to the public and to 
notify neighbors with irrigation wells.

It was never sent.

...

For the entire article, see
http://suncoastpinellas.tbo.com/content/2008/may/21/state-knew-about-toxic-pinellas-plume-1999-records/?news
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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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