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lsturday,July 13,1996 <br /> The Record <br /> WADI <br /> Companies to foot the costs <br /> forpesticide' <br /> cleanup <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 rnain- 'I <br /> LODI The city has won a o d Occidental Petroleum agreed twining filters on a single well can <br /> pay $3 million to cover costs to nm into the $20,000 range annu- <br /> multimillion dollar settlement date for filters and other costs ally. Traces of DBCP in excess of <br /> against three major chemical associated with the city's DBCP state and federal standards have <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 Lod 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 <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 <br /> tainly needs this infusion of wells and the construction of a soon:' <br /> Lawyers representing the chem- smaller manufacturers and ds- Some government scientists found <br /> ical companies were either tributors of the chemical. Warner evidence suggesting those <br /> unavailable for comment Friday said the case against Shell, Dow to high levels of DBCP over a <br /> or declined to return calls. ora !f <br /> The suit was tiled and Occidental was set to go to long period might have a higher j <br /> on behalf of the cit by the San trial lus week m federal cotrrt in risk of cancer. i <br /> Sacramento law firm of Miller and Francisco. Lodi Of&cials have never been <br /> Rolfe. The firm will receive about nematodes,t es� any worms called convinced of the health peril sug- <br /> 20 percent of all ptnceeds arisinPropane, <br /> dibromochloro- ges[ed by state and federal tegn- <br /> from the settlement, Warner said. vineyards <br /> ne ardsr around DBCP LLodirinntthe in a tm[d They've questioned whether <br /> The city had previously won 1960s and early 1970s. But the needed to multimillion <br /> a cleanup <br /> neatly $500,000 promos from chemical was banned in 1977. has never been fully proven <br /> i <br />