2012 CPEO Military List Archive

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 pollution
Environmental commissions partner to monitor flow of contaminants from base

BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI
Atlanticville (NJ)
March 29, 2012

EATONTOWN - 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.


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For the entire article, see
http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-03-29/Front_Page/ Fort_sewage_pipes_may_be_tied_to_Wampum_Lake_pollu.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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