[CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE, PREVENTION: Reformulated pyrotechnics, Camp Edwards (MA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
U.S. EPA
January 20, 2010

EPA Seeks Public Input on Use of Modified Grenade Simulators at Camp Edwards

(Boston, Mass.) - A 30-day public comment period begins January 20, 2010 
for EPA’s proposed agreement to allow the Massachusetts National Guard 
(MANG) and other military agencies, to resume training using a 
reformulated pyrotechnic device, the M116A1 Hand Grenade, for a two year 
period to commence the first day of use on the Massachusetts Military 
Reservation (MMR).

The comment period, which runs through February 20, 2010, provides an 
opportunity for public input on this limited, two year authorization. 
This authorization process is part of EPA’s regulatory role at the 
Massachusetts Military Reservation to protect the sole source Cape Cod 
Aquifer, pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act.


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For the entire article, see
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/2556651fd0c70883852576b10075320f?OpenDocument

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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>
http://www.cpeo.org



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