[CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE: Inland Empire [CA] Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act,

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

House committee approves Baca's bill to study perchlorate contamination

By Amanda Getchel,
San Bernardino County Democrat Examiner (CA)
November 17, 2011

A San Bernardino County representative’s bill to study water  
contamination of a rocket fuel additive is one step closer to passage  
after a House committee approved it on Thursday.

Rep. Joe Baca (D-Rialto) introduced H.R. 200, the Inland Empire  
Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act, days after the 112th  
Congress began at the beginning of January. On Thursday, the House  
Natural Resources Committee unanimously approved the legislation,  
which paves the way for a vote on final passage by the entire House  
of Representatives. The bill would direct the Secretary of the  
Interior to conduct a study of water resources and perchlorate  
contamination in the Inland Empire. It specifically orders the United  
States Geological Survey to study the Rialto-Colton water basin and  
the perchlorate contaminated plume found in Rialto.

"Many families in the Inland Empire are concerned about the quality  
and safety of the water they drink," Rep. Baca said in a press  
release about the committee’s vote. "My legislation calls for a much- 
needed USGS study of the Rialto-Colton water basin in order to find  
the best possible solutions to cleaning up the perchlorate  
contamination in our area. I thank Natural Resources Committee  
Chairman Doc Hastings and Ranking Member Ed Markey, for working with  
me to move this legislation forward. Every American deserves access  
to clean, safe drinking water, and my bill helps to safeguard this  
essential right for Inland residents."


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For the entire article, see
http://www.examiner.com/democrat-in-los-angeles/house-committee- 
approves-baca-s-bill-to-study-perchlorate-contamination

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