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Goodrich suit claims EPA hiding perchlorate data

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 30, 2008 at 7:20 am

From the Contra Costa Times:

One of the companies accused of polluting the drinking water in the Rialto area has sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency saying the agency is withholding evidence that supports the company’s case.

Charlotte-based Goodrich Corp. says in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., that EPA has modelling showing the company is not responsible for the contamination.

The EPA is in the process of declaring a 160-acre portion of Rialto a Superfund site because various chemicals, including perchlorate, are flowing through the city and toward Colton and Riverside.

Perchlorate, an ingredient in rocket fuel and fireworks, can adversely affect the human thyroid.

“We believe that EPA has models that exonerate the company,” said Goodrich spokesman Patrick Palmer. “And if they have such models, they shouldn’t hide them.”

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November 30, 2008 · Filed Under Perchlorate

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