[CPEO-MEF] CLEANUP: Los Angeles County and Morris Dam torpedo site

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

County wants say in Navy's cleanup of munitions plant near Morris Dam

Los Angeles Daily News Wire Services
October 7, 2009

A former U.S. Navy munitions plant near Morris Dam resulted in the 
contamination of the soil, and Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday 
asked for a say in the military's cleanup plan.

Torpedos were made and tested on a peninsula in the reservoir between 
1939 to 1993.

Supervisor Michael Antonovich said the Navy plans to spend $6.5 million 
to remove 17,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil from the site, but 
expects to leave 15-20 percent of the contaminates.

"It is vital that a plan is developed for a 100 percent cleanup of the 
site to protect public health and the environment," Antonovich said.

Antonovich proposed that the director of Public Health, the county 
forester and fire warden meet with representatives of the California 
Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Navy to develop a 
satisfactory cleanup plan for the dam.



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For the entire article, see
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_13504830

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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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