[CPEO-MEF] CHROMIUM, LITIGATION: "Rio Linda Water District Reaches $6.25 Million Settlement with Feds Over McClellan [Air Force Base, CA] Contamination Allegations"

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Rio Linda Water District Reaches $6.25 Million Settlement with Feds Over McClellan Contamination Allegations
 
By John Todd
Rio Linda Online (CA)
May 5, 2025

The Rio Linda/Elverta Community Water District (RLECWD), has reached a major settlement in its long-running lawsuit against the U.S. government over potential groundwater contamination stemming from the former McClellan Air Force Base. The $6.25 million agreement, officially approved by the U.S. District Court on February 18, 2025, resolves the District’s claims under federal environmental laws.

After accounting for legal fees, the District received $4.09 million from the settlement on March 12th.

This legal chapter began nearly eight years ago, in June 2017. RLECWD initially sued the government, arguing that hazardous waste, specifically the cancer-causing chemical hexavalent chromium (Cr6), was improperly handled at McClellan during its decades of operation (1936-2001). The District alleged these substances seeped into the groundwater, potentially threatening the safety and quality of local drinking water wells managed by RLECWD.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.riolindaonline.com/rio-linda-water-district-reaches-6-25-million-settlement-with-feds-over-mcclellan-contamination-allegations/

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Lenny Siegel
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