[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: Yuma Marine Corps Air Station (AZ) estimates size of leak

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

MCAS Yuma leak spilled about 74,000 gallons of fuel

BY JAMES GILBERT
Yuma Sun (AZ)
December 22, 2011
Although it has since been repaired, station officials continue to  
investigate the extent and cause of last month's fuel line leak at  
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.

"We are committed to ensuring the safety of the community in which we  
also reside," stated Col. Robert Kuckuk, MCAS Yuma Commanding  
Officer. "The Marine Corps is a responsible steward of the  
environment and remains committed to ongoing environmental cleanup  
and repair efforts."

As of Dec. 19, according to a news release issued by the base,  
station and environmental management officials have located and  
repaired the fuel leak source, a small hole in a fuel monitoring  
pipe, and are working to determine the full extent of the contamination.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.yumasun.com/news/fuel-75413-station-officials.html

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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
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