WELL CLEANUP UNDER WAY IN VALENCIA SYSTEM TO STRIP ROCKET FUEL RESIDUE.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - A system to remove rocket fuel residue from a municipal well in Valencia started operating Friday, utilizing ion-exchange technology that is in use around the state, officials with the Valencia Water Co. said Friday. The well, which taps the shallower of two local groundwater systems, is near the confluence of the Santa Clara River Santa Clara River may refer to:
It is one of four wells contaminated with perchlorate perchlorate: see chlorate. , a fuel residue linked to operations at the defunct Whittaker-Bermite munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. plant nearby. Valencia Water has been testing its wells since 1997 when perchlorate first was detected in four wells penetrating the much deeper Saugus Formation. In March, the chemical was found in Valencia's Q2 well at 11 parts per billion, nearly twice the level that requires Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
The system consists of two pressure vessels, 12 feet in diameter, that contain a resin material that attracts and absorbs perchlorate and other contaminants. The system is used statewide and has proven effective in cleaning water, according to the water company. The resin, in the form of small plastic beads, is replaced as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . The state Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Regional Water Quality Control Board are overseeing the cleanup. The Castaic Lake Water Agency, which sells state water to retailers including Valencia Water, is monitoring the cleanup of the overall groundwater contamination. |
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