2009 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:13:42 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] COMMUNITIES, FUDS: Lake Ontario Ordnance Works (NY) RAB criticizes Corps
 
Panel criticizes report of former ordnance site's risk

Contamination study is called 'meaningless'

By Aaron Besecker
BUFFALO NEWS (NY)
November 9, 2009

A review of risks posed by contamination at a former federal weapons site in Lewiston and Porter has been called "meaningless" and incomplete by a volunteer panel of area residents with technical expertise in the issues.

The Army Corps of Engineers ignored evidence of radiological contamination when it characterized potential dangers at the former Lake Ontario Ordnance Works site, according to the LOOW Restoration Advisory Board.

Federal regulators considered only chemical contamination in their risk assessments, the results of which were the topic of a public meeting the corps hosted in Lewiston on Sept. 16.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/niagaracounty/story/855079.html

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Lenny Siegel
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