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DEPOTFL:; ;�r,l 1t,iAtst
<br /> Continued from 1 4,11 4 'i ir.i'
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<br /> 4413-acre depot add s reading
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<br /> about 2,500 feet northeast of the' Ea '
<br /> i� � � lbase.are the solvntstrichioroe
<br /> thene and tetrachloroethene, Mat- 9g acgo 00 iA
<br /> e » , cF shall Cloud said. Cloud is environ-: 9 ° 3o3
<br /> mental- rPtectionspecialist
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<br /> s ecialist for ` ^ °. ^ G.A•9 E m �0 ^"
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<br /> Defense P.istrlbultun Region, U A o A Er � 5.6 =; .0 =,mac 0� 4 3 : �� R W
<br /> West, which oversees,Tr4Cl't,: Sg o 0 w�.� ^ �x ° c;- 9 0 n A a; °
<br /> Sharpe and several other depots 111.1 �. n 4 F a °e �'a o r a -.9 o p w O
<br /> the western United States. P ° a o c 6 S e E 0 O N 9 o^ n-070 4 �.
<br /> .Cloud said,the depot isloot et` = N ° „ 'a ^ E o a ^ zi; , ° °
<br /> Y �a �» : Er S. ' c o C1 ao rA70 a
<br /> officially considered the cause of, f o m ' o v A� a Too 9 ��, ° 8-
<br /> the
<br /> �.A m o
<br /> the problem for the Robertson's
<br /> well because officially the contami1 �^� 9 ', J hT To 9 _. �d
<br /> nation.has not reached their prop ' a •� R '.� A A 7 A 00 ^ 7 w oo A;, 4 C'v A A
<br /> ertY) but it is providing them�witht "
<br /> the Dnt[led water *as.a good neigh i , m c 3 c m ,
<br /> bor." „ 'o R '� u m :� m 0, �+
<br /> The depot iSy however, mnsid 0
<br /> ered the contaminator of the 04
<br /> Rose's well,Cloud said.., i I i 1 c
<br /> While not downplaying the con i : w o
<br /> lamination, Cloud emphasized ' 1 :• o
<br /> that the amount of solvents +`
<br /> which pose cancer.risks-r located `
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<br /> ''in the wells Win minute amounts.• S' ° +
<br /> The maximum allowed in drinking a 8 � t x O
<br /> ,w4t4r is five parts per billion and' ,° 00 ?' o ? ',� ° '_... ; to
<br /> the,amount being detected d4ringg ^ ° Q H A; w
<br /> I '9uanerly'tests is from uine.toil2 E Y C
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<br /> r
<br /> ;i parts per billion.hi said.. .. . ,rt,
<br /> The solvents - used fdr de
<br /> +'greasing some equipment on the 5 S.e a 3 m g w err • , 7 `"�+
<br /> site but mostly stored there while ' " ¢H
<br /> waiting to be shiQped out—leaked �,� A y.0.
<br /> 14. a g o
<br /> from ruptures m the containers ° M. ' 0�
<br /> 1. caused by heat or accidental punc- I ° m � a I ,
<br /> 'tures, Cloud said. He estimated E (; k4 : y o x 9 a V_ `? f
<br /> that only a total of about sue 55,-1 I' �+ Ry A ri o m m 3 K • f
<br /> gallon drums of solvents leaked, I o ; �' r°°° m -13
<br /> N. o
<br /> out over the years, yet t )will cost o e _ 'Z. O
<br /> millions to clean 40 i t t,i. i,1l� 1 9 q � m . d 3 A p
<br /> Strict handling policies Pavel o o� o ° " ' r� 3 m m K °° PONT
<br /> been imposed to reduce the possi-• A
<br /> n e
<br /> i.blity of spillage. � , , c ��.it IS �. it � � . �, � 0 , F�
<br /> Spokesman Douglas Imbert said A i A A °^ " °
<br /> the depots have already spgatfi ( ,� ° Q A A — A A
<br /> rabopt $40 million at Sharpe tack+ a. it 2 8 `� �f' o A m � o� o �_ o , s CD
<br /> ling Slttiilar prgbleins. t ., , , , I r A vel iC ggo E Q o H ° w ,1 ° A 9 ems ' 9 ��1 •
<br /> Depot o(ficials,will hold thou A - 9 E9 �"e �' A c - �� ° c F A
<br /> .public..heariit on,their cl Pup r I 1 o o A e o =8-9 o a�• o e A �' A
<br /> , B: of C2oa 70o �ow —aa �, A �+w0
<br /> .,plan at 6 P•m. on;Jan. '14 a the, aa v a. A c P ` _» ^ F
<br /> Trac libf { 9'o w o^'o°v
<br /> y Y a�Y,t 20 F. Eaton qvG. Ay • g o ey °o fy o'� 3 a
<br /> Residents wishing to
<br /> review the . • ? FI:
<br /> ? A A ,
<br /> plan and other records tuff �o,so'y °o g �•2 S E p
<br /> iat,,the' Tracy libr4ty,or- at' th '! 2 ao ° 00" ^ o �� a ' 'o �� ° e °c � g O„li � ^ � no
<br /> Sharpe depot. The depot will'ac"N'i $ C. a o
<br /> cept written comments from 1 �o
<br /> Wednesday through J ° . ��i6b^ •o FE : " Er
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