FIELD LAB REGULATIONS MAY EASE.Byline: Kerry Cavanaugh Staff Writer Shocking environmentalists, 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. water regulators on Monday proposed loosening water-pollution regulations at the Santa Susana Santa Susana can refer to several places:
The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board proposal follows nearly 50 water-permit violations at the lab. Field lab watchdogs have pushed for tighter controls on the amount of pollution allowed to flow off the former rocket engine and nuclear research site into creeks and waterways The list of waterways is a link page for any river, canal, estuary or firth. International waterways
``The message (being sent) is: Continue to pollute pol·lute v. 1. To make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter; contaminate. 2. To make less suitable for an activity, especially by the introduction of unwanted factors. as much as you want,'' said Dan Hirsch of the Committee to Bridge the Gap. ``If Boeing got a million-dollar fine or a several-hundred-thousand-dollar fine, Boeing would act immediately.'' But water board officials said Boeing is not off the hook for 49 violations from October 2004 through April 2005. ``There will be some sort of further enforcement action,'' said Jonathan Bishop Jonathan Bishop is a British social entrepreneur based in Pontypridd in Wales. He is noted for his work in designing, developing and researching e-learning systems and virtual communities and using new media technology, such as weblogs and websites to engage citizens in political , executive officer for the water board. The temporary, relaxed limits come a few weeks after Boeing revealed that a federal grand jury last month subpoenaed the company's records monitoring storm water leaving the lab. With the new proposal, water officials are considering three years of so-called interim limits to allow Boeing to fix contamination problems and comply with the strict new water permit adopted in July 2004. The proposal would allow four times as much toxic contaminants, such as mercury and dioxins. ``Our goal is to (give them time) to come into compliance, so they focus on coming into compliance rather than dealing with fines,'' Bishop explained. Boeing officials received the proposed order Monday and were not prepared to comment, said spokeswoman Inger Hodgson. The company had requested temporary, looser limits in July after receiving several violations, in order to figure out how to control polluted pol·lute tr.v. pol·lut·ed, pol·lut·ing, pol·lutes 1. To make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter. See Synonyms at contaminate. 2. water leaving the site. |
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