CITY OKS SCRUTINY OF WATER.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Staff Writer Lacking the time or desire for a political honeymoon, City Councilman Ed Masry has launched his public service career by garnering approval for a chromium chromium (krō`mēəm) [Gr.,=color], metallic chemical element; symbol Cr; at. no. 24; at. wt. 51.996; m.p. about 1,857°C;; b.p. 2,672°C;; sp. gr. about 7.2 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, +6. 6 study of the city's water supply. At Masry's request, the council unanimously agreed late Tuesday to order its staff to work with the Calleguas Municipal Water District in developing a cost estimate for a treatment plant that would eliminate the suspected carcinogen carcinogen: see cancer. carcinogen Agent that can cause cancer. Exposure to one or more carcinogens, including certain chemicals, radiation, and certain viruses, can initiate cancer under conditions not completely understood. from local supplies. ``All the water purveyors say chromium 6 doesn't fluctuate,'' Masry said Wednesday. ``But our experience testing in the field shows that it does fluctuate. My concern is that the level could rise.'' Calleguas, which currently conducts quarterly tests of the water it provides to Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. and most of Ventura County, will begin conducting weekly tests. Masry, who was sworn into office Nov. 28, said he had no idea what a plant might cost or whether construction of a plant would be a cost-efficient way to eliminate the industrial byproduct by·prod·uct or by-prod·uct n. 1. Something produced in the making of something else. 2. A secondary result; a side effect. Noun 1. . The high-profile Westlake Village attorney and his now-famous legal researcher, Erin Brockovich, won a $333 million settlement against Pacific Gas & Electric in 1996 for contaminating con·tam·i·nate tr.v. con·tam·i·nated, con·tam·i·nat·ing, con·tam·i·nates 1. To make impure or unclean by contact or mixture. 2. To expose to or permeate with radioactivity. adj. water in Hinkley, Calif., with chromium 6. Earlier this fall, Masry's office conducted secret tests of Thousand Oaks water and found the water to be within the state's recommended safety level of 2 parts per billion for the chemical. Calleguas' follow-up tests showed the levels of chromium 6 to be lower than in Masry's independent tests. Don Kendall, Calleguas' general manager, did not return calls. But he recently said he would abide by the council's action. In other action, the council voted unanimously to ban nudity in public places and make violations punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. The ordinance provides exemptions for children under 10 and nude models Nude model can refer to:
``It certainly doesn't ban it in your own back yard,'' City Attorney Mark Sellers said. ``As far as the city is concerned, (that's) OK.'' |
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