[CPEO-MEF] VOCs, REUSE: "Developers file $37 million federal suit over Fort Detrick [MD] contamination"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Developers file $37 million federal suit over Fort Detrick contamination
Say high TCE levels in groundwater have thwarted residential development

By Matthew Hay Brown
Baltimore Sun (MD)
May 9, 2014

The would-be developers of a residential neighborhood in Frederick  
are suing the federal government over alleged groundwater  
contamination from neighboring Fort Detrick.

Waverly View Investors LLC, which owns 92 acres near the long- 
standing center for biological research, says "the U.S. Army's  
negligence in its chemical handling and disposal practices" dating  
back decades has led to levels of trichloroethylene of up to 42 times  
the federal maximum contaminant level.

The corporation, based in McLean, Va., says the contamination has  
prevented it from realizing plans to develop the land for 732 homes.  
It is seeking more than $37 million in a lawsuit filed this week in  
U.S. District Court in Baltimore.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-fort-detrick- 
lawsuit-20140509,0,5590239.story

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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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