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Residents and advocacy groups urge Ventura County supervisors to press for full cleanup at Santa Susana Field Lab
Summary
Multiple public commenters told the Board of Supervisors the Department of Energy and DTSC are proposing alternatives that would weaken existing cleanup commitments and delay action; speakers asked the board to submit clear comments opposing the proposals and to pursue legal action if necessary.
Public comment at the Ventura County Board of Supervisors meeting on March 18 focused largely on the Santa Susana Field Laboratory cleanup, with residents and advocacy groups urging the board to oppose recent Department of Energy and Department of Toxic Substances Control proposals and to press for a cleanup to background levels.
The most direct public objection came from Hakan Williams of Committee to Bridge the Gap, who told the board: “The Department of Energy has announced its intent to abandon the AOC cleanup to background and instead pursue, quote unquote, alternatives, each of which would leave behind much more contamination.” Williams asked supervisors to reaffirm the county’s long-standing…
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