2009 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:22:56 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Los Cerritos Wetlands, Long Beach, California
 
Shore Patrol: Sifting costs of wetlands' cleanup roles

By Joe Segura, Staff Writer
Posted: 09/24/2009 07:16:52 PM PDT

EPA offficials are scheduled to meet today with Los Cerritos Wetlands owners - past and present - in an attempt to divvy up the costs of cleaning up the PCBs contaminants found there.

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There will be a lot of straight talk about cleanup responsibilities, including costs, according to Wise. The companies will be asked to decide what role, if any, they will play in the cleanup efforts, under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 .

In February, the EPA determined that there was a release or substantial threat of a release of hazardous substances, polychlorinated hydrocarbons, or PCBs, into the environment at the LCW Oil Operations, owned by Tom Dean.

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Schipske says she is concerned by the letter sent by EPA to the City Attorney's office last week, cautioning the city to be aware about any hazardous substance contamination at the wetlands, so the city can take steps to qualify for "Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser" status that limits liability - if the land-swap is finalized.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_13412628

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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