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Resident raises prolonged concerns about hexavalent chromium contamination near Los Banos airport wells
Summary
A public commenter urged the city to address long‑standing concerns about hexavalent chromium (chromium‑6) in groundwater, particularly near wells by the airport, and questioned whether development pressures and industrial activity have suppressed attention to contamination.
At the Sept. 17 public‑comment period, Carlos Flores, identifying himself as a District 1 resident, urged the City Council to take the hexavalent chromium (chromium‑6) in local groundwater seriously and asked what the city will do about contamination near wells by the airport.
Flores said he had previously raised chromium concerns and argued that historical industrialization and farming may have contributed to conversion of…
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