| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Sun, 27 Sep 2015 10:06:43 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFCs: At Pease (NH) "Air Force will not dispute EPA order" |
Air Force will not dispute EPA order By Jeff McMenemy Seacoastonline.com September 25. 2015 PORTSMOUTH - The Air Force announced they will not file a dispute in connection with the Environmental Protection Agency’s order to clean up the aquifer at the former Pease Air Force base and are “pursuing options” to treat all three city-owned wells there. The announcement is a major change for the Air Force, which had said less than a month ago they were planning to dispute the EPA order and treat only the now closed Haven well, which has been tainted by “contaminants of emerging concern.” The Air Force filed a “statement of intent” with EPA’s Region 1 administrator after negotiating with the agency’s officials to reach a deal. … For the entire article, see http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20150925/NEWS/150929357/-1/ENTERTAIN -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545 Fax: 650-961-8918 LSiegel@cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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