Huge Cleanup Ordered.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and ordered Aerojet General Corp. and 18 other companies to complete cleanup of the contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. aquifer at a cost of up to $200 million -- the largest such order in California history, according to EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. officials. The move comes three weeks after talks between the defense giant, the federal agency and local water producers broke down and dashed hopes that relief for the 16-year-old Superfund site in Baldwin Park was finally in sight. Aerojet reportedly offered $48 million for water producers to build their own plants to treat the water for organic solvents and byproducts of rocket fuel. But that amount fell far short of the $150 million to $200 million in estimated cleanup costs. An Aerojet spokeswoman and EPA officials say they are hopeful that negotiations can resume after the recent breakdown, and that the order would be effectively rescinded. |
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