From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:01:00 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] CLOSURE, WASTEWATER: Ft. Monmouth (NJ) and Wampum Lake |
Fort sewage pipes may be tied to Wampum Lake pollutionEnvironmental commissions partner to monitor flow of contaminants from base BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Atlanticville (NJ) March 29, 2012EATONTOWN - Federal and local officials are trying to determine whether broken sewage pipes throughout Fort Monmouth could be a contributing factor in the pollution of Wampum Lake. According to Brian Charnick, chairman of the Eatontown Sewerage Authority and member of the Fort Monmouth Restoration Authority Board (RAB), recent monitoring reports have shown an increase in sewage flow in Fort Monmouth infrastructure. "We are trying to get some grant money or somebody to analyze if the [fort's] deteriorated sanitary sewer lines could have contributed to the contamination in heavy metal pollution of that lake," Charnick said in an interview on March 22. ... For the entire article, seehttp://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-03-29/Front_Page/ Fort_sewage_pipes_may_be_tied_to_Wampum_Lake_pollu.html -- 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> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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