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�s y <br /> arday,July 13, 1996 <br /> The Record <br /> WADI <br /> • <br /> Companies to foot the costs <br /> for <br /> es ti <br /> Q d ec <br /> e aq <br /> up <br /> By Richard Harmer money." new water tank, Warner said. <br /> Lodi Bureau Chief Shell Oil Co., Dow Chemical Co. Warner said the cost of main- <br /> and— The city has won a o d Occidental Petroleum agreed taining filters on a single well can <br /> multimillion dollar settlement Pay S3 million to cover costs to run into the $20,000 range annu- <br /> date for filters and other costs ally. Traces of DBCP in excess of k <br /> against three major chemical associated with the city's DBCP state and federal standards have <br /> an <br /> companies to pay for a massive cleanup. been found in eight of the city's <br /> cleanup of the pesticide DBCP. Under a key provision, the wells. <br /> "I think Lodi is coming out firms also agreed to pay 90 per- "The agreement could mean <br /> very well," Mayor David Warner cent of filtration and cleanup many millions over the next 40 1 <br /> said. "I'm quite happy with the costs for the next 40 years. Also years," Warner said. "We should <br /> settlement. Our water fund cer- covered will be the cost of new start getting the money very 1 <br /> tainly needs this infusion of wells and the construction of a soon." <br /> I <br /> t Lawyers representing the chem- smaller manufacturers and dis- <br /> ical companies were either tributors of the chemical. <br /> P Some government scientists found <br /> unavailable for comment Friday said the Warner evidence <br /> or declined to re �e against Shell, Dow to high leo suggesting BCP those exposed <br /> tont mss' and Occidental was set to go to Ion <br /> The suit was filed five years ago �� b period might have a higher <br /> on behalf of the cit b the this week in federal court in risk of cancer. <br /> Sacramento law Y Y San Francisco, <br /> firm of Miller and Used to kill tin worms Lodi ofcials have never been <br /> Rolfe The firm will rril S <br /> eceive about nematodes y � convinced of the health <br /> 20 percent of all dibromochloro- gested by state and federal regu- <br /> Pt, Wam arising Propane, or DBCP was s <br /> tom the settlement, Warner said vineyards around Lodi ryed in latorrsdTh�ve questioned whether <br /> The city had previously won 1960s and early 1970s. But the needed on dollar cleanup lS <br /> nearly $500,000 in proceeds >iom chemical was banned in 19th eliminate a risk that <br /> has never been frilly proven. <br />