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Residents press officials on chromium and airport contamination; city says chromium is naturally occurring and pursuing compliance
Summary
Public commenters raised concerns about chromium in drinking water and contamination at the Las Banos City Airport site; staff and the mayor said the airport site has documented contamination but that the city's deep municipal wells are separated from shallow contamination and that chromium-6 in the area is naturally occurring.
Several members of the public at the Sept. 3 Los Banos City Council meeting urged officials to provide more information and action on chromium in groundwater and environmental contamination at the Las Banos City Airport site.
Resident Carlos Flores told the council he and other community members are worried about chromium levels and broader contamination of land and water in the Central Valley. Flores questioned federal protections and asked the city to pursue accountability and remedies. The council then read into the public record a letter submitted by Julie Creighton that…
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