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Councilman urges bill to study perchlorate in RIalto-Colton basin

Posted by: Maven on September 23, 2009 at 6:17 am

From the Riverside Press-Enterprise:

“Congressional action is needed to initiate a federal study of water contamination in the Rialto-Colton water basin, a Rialto official told lawmakers Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

Testifying before the House Subcommittee on Water and Power, Councilman Ed Scott spoke in support of a bill requiring the U.S. Geological Survey to conduct the $2.4 million study, which is stalled by funding problems.

“The dilemma we face today is the plume of contamination continues to move southeasterly at a high rate of speed — possibly two feet per day towards the county of Riverside and, eventually, Orange County,” Scott said. “This frightening possibility could affect the water source for hundreds of thousands of people.” …”

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September 23, 2009 · Filed Under Drinking Water & Bottled Water

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One Response to “Councilman urges bill to study perchlorate in RIalto-Colton basin”

  1. Cindy Findley on September 23rd, 2009 1:42 pm

    Drinking Water: Perchlorate Supplemental Request for Public Comments has been extended to October 8th, 2009

    SUMMARY: In an August 19, 2009, Federal Register notice, EPA announced that it was seeking comments on additional approaches to analyzing data related to the Agency’s preliminary regulatory determination for perchlorate. (Perchlorates are the salts derived from perchloric acid (HClO4). They occur both naturally and through manufacturing.) The additional comments are sought in an effort to ensure consideration of all the potential options for evaluating whether there is a meaningful opportunity for human health risk reduction of perchlorate through a national primary drinking water rule. In response to requests from several stakeholders, this action reopens the public comment period for an additional 15 days.

    DATES: EPA must receive your comments on or before October 8, 2009.

    ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0297, by one of the following methods:
    * http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    * Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    * Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.

    74 FR 48541 — Sep. 23, 2009 EPA source http://www.CyberRegs.com

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