[CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE: Maine Drilling & Blasting, Westford, MA

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Blasting firm to pay Westford $1M for pollution cleanup

By Rachel R. Briere
Lowell Sun (MA)
January 13, 2010

WESTFORD -- Maine Drilling & Blasting has agreed to contribute $1 
million toward the cleanup of perchlorate contamination in the town's 
water supply.

The settlement was reached between the town and the company this month 
after both parties agreed it would be detrimental to Westford residents 
if they engaged in further legal proceedings to determine who is 
responsible for the cleanup.

"We are all very pleased that this is moving forward and that the 
settlement will advance the cleanup," said Kathy Guerin, marketing 
director for Maine Drilling & Blasting in Gardner, Maine. "We consider 
ourselves leaders in the industry and we do have a policy of 
environmental stewardship."


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For the entire article, see
http://www.lowellsun.com/ci_14190053

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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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