Re: Natural Attenuation (NA)

["Gibbons, Frank W." <GIBBONS@ohm.com>]

IN REPLY TO STEVEN POLLACK: 1)I AGREE THAT DILUTION TO BELOW
REGULATORY STANDARDS IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE CLEANUP STRATEGY SINCE
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CONTAMINANTS DOES NOT DECREASE; HOWEVER, NA
IS NOT BASED ON DILUTION BUT RATHER DESTRUCTION OF THE TOXINS BY
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; 2)CLEANUP STANDARDS ARE ALREADY BEING
INDIRECTLY SET BY PUBLIC POLICY IN THAT CONGRESS FOR THE PAST
SEVERAL YEARS HAS NOT BEEN WILLING TO FUND DOD ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEANUP AT GREATER THAN $2 BILLION WHICH IS DOWN ABOUT 4-6% FROM
THE PEAK IN 1994.
FRANK GIBBONS