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From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:46:18 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Omega Chemical Site, Whittier, California
 
Press Release
U.S. EPA Region 9
November 19, 2010



U.S. EPA secures $7 Million Settlement for Cleanup at the Omega Chemical Site in Whittier

Work to target soil contaminated by industrial solvents


LOS ANGELES COUNTY - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a multi-million dollar settlement for soil cleanup work at the Omega Chemical Corporation Superfund site in Whittier, Calif.

The settlement is with 169 parties - 73 parties comprising the Omega Chemical Site PRP Organized Group, commonly known as OPOG, and 96 others paying cash. According to the consent decree entered by the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on October 7, 2010, OPOG will perform the $5.6 million soil cleanup, pay all of EPA's costs associated with overseeing that cleanup, and also reimburse EPA for $1.5 million in past response costs.

...

EPA found that indoor air contamination in the vicinity of the former Omega Chemical Corporation facility stems from vapor intrusion caused by contaminated soil. Contamination levels in several buildings have been documented at levels above the EPA's health-protective range for long-term exposure to PCE and TCE. Under the terms of a November 2009 agreement, EPA worked with OPOG to undertake interim measures for reducing contaminant levels in indoor air, and the soil cleanup required by this consent decree should provide a permanent solution to the problem.

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For the entire release, see
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/d0303b01ad508cab852577e00057ff37?OpenDocument

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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