FIELD LAB GETS POLLUTION-RULES BREATHER.Byline: Kerry Cavanaugh Staff Writer State water regulators on Friday gave the Santa Susana Santa Susana can refer to several places:
The decision by California Water Resources Control Board member Jerry Secundy came after a hearing held Monday in Sacramento. Boeing Co., which owns the lab, had asked the state to temporarily freeze pollution limits until another hearing later this year to determine whether the lab's new water permit is too strict. Secundy agreed with Boeing's argument that the company could face penalties and citizen lawsuits if it violates the permit while the review is pending. Boeing officials could not be reached late Friday for comment. The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted a tough permit for the field lab in 2004, setting strict limits on pollutants that flow off the hilltop lab in surface water and storm water. That water runs in local creeks through communities in the west San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. and Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . Between July 2004 and April 2005, Boeing received 48 permit violations. The company asked for the state to revise the permit, saying it needs more time to comply. David Beckman David Beckman (Born June 8, 1938) is a former Canadian Football League head coach. Beckman began coaching as an assistant at his alma mater Baldwin-Wallace. From there he coach at University of Evansville and spent 1973-1978 with the Iowa Hawkeyes. with the Natural Resources Defense Council The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a New York City-based, non-profit non-partisan international environmental advocacy group, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Beijing. Founded in 1970, NRDC today has 1. said the state board ruling was the polluter's request above the public and environment. "Basically, the message is: If a large company says it cannot comply with water pollution limits, it does not have to." kerry.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3746 |
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