[CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE: Goodrich to help pay for Rialto (CA) treatment

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Settlement to help fund microbe treatment of perchlorate in Rialto-Colton groundwater


By Jim Steinberg
San Bernardino Sun (CA)
February 13, 2017

RIALTO - A defense industry contractor has agreed to pay $700,000 or more annually for the operations and maintenance costs of a perchlorate removal system which uses microbes to break down the harmful chemical.

West Valley Water District made environmental cleanup history late last year by shipping water directly to customers from a $23 million specialized treatment plant at its headquarters.

The agreement with Goodrich Corp. authorizes funding for 100 percent of operations and maintenance costs for up to $700,000 annually for the first year and no cap for subsequent years in the life of the project, West Valley said in a statement.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20170213/settlement-to-help-fund-microbe-treatment-of-perchlorate-in-rialto-colton-groundwater

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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