[CPEO-MEF] CLOSURE, VOCs: Kelly Air Force Base (TX)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Air Force: Kelly cleanup progresses


By Scott Huddleston
San Antonio Express-News (TX)
June 30, 2009


Air Force officials said they've reached a milestone in removing 
groundwater pollution at the former Kelly AFB, where they're finishing 
work at two major sites.

The Air Force has spent more than $280 million on cleanup at and around 
the base, and still has a commitment to spend another $40 million. 
Officials said they've made huge progress, working with federal and 
state agencies and contractors that use new technology to draw 
pollutants out of the ground.

"Our job is to protect human health and the environment," Bob Moore, 
director of the Air Force Real Property Agency, told reporters and 
others during a tour on Tuesday.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.mysanantonio.com/military/49552337.html

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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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