[CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE: Rialto (CA) under Superfund

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Superfund cleanup could mean refunds, water bill cuts for Rialto residents

Josh Dulaney
Redlands Daily Facts (CA)
November 2, 2009

RIALTO - Residents here might soon be getting money back from their 
local government - and they can thank Uncle Sam.

City officials are turning over cleanup of contaminated groundwater to 
the federal government, which means local residents could see surcharges 
for perchlorates removed from their water bills and reimbursement of 
charges already paid.

"I think what this means is the residents of Rialto can be assured their 
water will be kept safe for their families and the brunt of this cleanup 
is not going to be borne by them," Councilman Ed Scott said.

The City Council in a 5-0 unanimous vote last week withdrew from the 
Rialto-Colton Joint Powers Authority, which was formed in early 2008 
with San Bernardino County and other agencies to seek funding to solve 
the perchlorate problem at a 160-acre site on the north end.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/sanbernardinocounty/ci_13697228

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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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