American Ecology License Renewal Payment Demonstrates Commitment to Ward Valley Project.BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1999--Joe Nagel, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of American Ecology Corporation (Nasdaq:ECOL ECOL es.comp.os.linux.* (newsgroups) ECOL Emmanuel Church of Lakewood (San Francisco, CA) ), today announced that subsidiary US Ecology, Inc., has paid its $250,000 annual license fee to the California Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) ) for the Ward Valley low-level radioactive waste Noun 1. low-level radioactive waste - (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests) disposal project. "The payment of this fee underscores our continued commitment to the Ward Valley project," Nagel said. Recently, American Ecology was granted approval by California to scale back pre-operational environmental monitoring programs and the programs' related expenses until the Ward Valley project is advanced toward development through a land transfer to California from the U.S. Department of Interior. The more than 10 years of environmental monitoring conducted by the company has established a comprehensive record for the state of California and federal agencies involved in the project, Nagel said. "Available data confirm that all pre-operational monitoring objectives are satisfied." Once the State of California has acquired ownership of the Ward Valley site, Nagel says US Ecology will resume monitoring at the previous levels. Land transfer delays are currently the subject of two separate federal court actions in Washington, D.C. Separate lawsuits filed by the state and US Ecology seek the transfer the Ward Valley property, and recovery of financial damages resulting from federal delays. American Ecology provides processing, packaging, recycling, transportation, remediation and disposal services for generators of hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. and low-level radioactive waste at licensed facilities throughout the United States. The company has been in business since 1952. |
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