[CPEO-MEF] DIOXANE, VOCs: Air Force and Tucson Airport (AZ) cleanup

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Air Force yet to decide on dioxane cleanup

Tony Davis
Arizona Daily Star
July 10, 2011

The Air Force says it isn't ready to accept responsibility for paying  
to remove 1,4-dioxane from the south side's underground aquifer.

The Air Force's statement came in response to comments from Tucson  
officials last week that they want the Air Force to pay to build and  
operate a treatment plant to remove the chemical, a carcinogen. The  
city announced plans to pay $10 million to build the plant, get it  
online by 2013 and seek reimbursement from the Air Force.

Tucson Water officials said they believe the Air Force should pay  
because much of this pollution came from Air Force contractors.

But Friday, the Air Force countered, "The source and responsibility  
for the cleanup is still being investigated. Once all studies are  
complete, EPA (the Environmental Protection Agency) will determine  
the appropriate response action. Since the investigations are  
ongoing, it is premature to assign responsibility to any party."


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For the entire article, see
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_b29c556c-c55e-53ba-8053- 
ca8c5194d189.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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