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All-American Canal lining project could be facing a new challenge: air pollution

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 17, 2007 at 10:54 pm

From the Imperial Valley Press Online:

While lawsuits may no longer be holding up the project to build a cement-lined All-American Canal, a new controversy is emerging that could slow the $300 million project. The issue is over the alleged pollution one contractor — actually two companies working in partnership, Ames Construction of Phoenix and Coffman Specialties of San Diego — is generating.

The question is whether the companies are violating California air-quality protection laws as they work on the project to line a 23-mile stretch of the canal in the Valley’s east desert.

A second contractor working on the AAC project, Kiewit-Pacific Co. of Vancouver, Wash., is not facing scrutiny by the county.

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September 17, 2007 · Filed Under All-American Canal

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