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Diamond Walnut <br /> investigation rejected <br /> Environmentalists allege water pollution <br /> By Betsy Clayton tion to the Stockton City Council <br /> The Stockton Record in November. Assistant City Man- <br /> Environmentalists alleged to ager Gary Ingram said a state team <br /> e San Joaquin County supervisors will visit Stockton on May 19 to <br /> Tuesday that Diamond Walnut review records showing Diamond's <br /> s Growers Inc. has allowed toxic compliance with standards based <br /> waste to get into Stockton's water on test results of wastewater dis- <br /> system as well as soil on the plant charges from the site. <br /> site. Diamond spokeswoman Sandra <br /> t Jon Mayer,a spokesman for the McBride said the company has co- <br /> t National Toxics Campaign Fund, operated fully with all government <br /> and Glenn Baker of Greenpeace agencies and that Mayer's charges <br /> e made the allegations and de- stem from Diamond's ongoing la- <br /> manded supervisors start an inves- bor dispute. Teamsters Cannery <br /> tigation into Diamond's compli- Workers Local 601 started a strike <br /> ante with government standards. against Diamond on Sept.4, 1991. <br /> Board of Supervisors Chairman "Any allegations the National <br /> William N. Sousa refused the in- Toxics Campaign Fund has made <br /> vestigation request but said county have not been substantiated. It's <br /> staff would check with the Envi- just pan of an ongoing union cam- <br /> ronmental Health Division, dis- paign," McBride said. <br /> tinct attorney's office and county Supervisor Ed Simas called the <br /> counsel and make a report to su- environmentalists' allegations "in- <br /> pervisors at an undetermined date. dustry bashing" and spoke harshly <br /> Mayer made a similar presenta- while addressing them. <br />