Why does GE have to dredge in the first place. This is all one big waste of time and dredging would only spread the buried contamination where it would become the problem it was 30 years ago. Now all the release PCPs would get back in to the food chain. Right now the PCPs are buried encapsulated under the sediments where they pose no risk to the water supply, or river life.
On Jan 31, 7:23 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote: > Read the agreement on the EPA site... > > EPA and General Electric Update Hudson Dredging Agreement > > Release date: 01/26/2009 > > The water line, which is estimated to cost $8.2 million to construct, > is on schedule to be completed by April 2009, before dredging begins > in May. EPA will also construct and maintain a temporary granulated > activated carbon treatment system to protect the village of > Stillwater’s drinking water supply during the Phase 1 dredging. > > The agreement calls for GE to pay up to $7 million toward the cost of > the water line and the Stillwater treatment system. > > http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d10ed0d99d826b06852573590040... > > On Jan 31, 10:12 pm, silver <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > January 26, 2009 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) > > today announced that the federal government has reached an agreement > > with the General Electric Company (GE) to modify a November 2, 2006 > > consent decree requiring the company to dredge portions of the Hudson > > River. > > > On Jan 31, 6:59 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Good grief!!! > > > > The EPA is not forcing GE to dredge the Hudson, The EPA is billing GE > > > a couple of million dollars to HELP fund the new water pipe. > > > > On Jan 31, 9:45 pm, silver <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Aside from the Obama thing do you still think it would be a good idea > > > > for EPA to enforce GE > > > > to dredge the Hudson? > > > > > On Jan 31, 5:47 pm, CincyBabe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I see. You're suddenly blaming Obama, who just took office 10 days > > > > > ago. > > > > > > Silver, I'm not going to respond to this kind of crap from now on. If > > > > > you want a real discussion, post less shit stirring. Thanks. > > > > > > On Jan 31, 10:57 am, silver <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > From approximately 1947 to 1977, the General Electric Company (GE) > > > > > > discharged as much as 1.3 million pounds of polychlorinated > > > > > > biphenyls > > > > > > (PCBs) from its capacitor manufacturing plants at the Hudson Falls > > > > > > and > > > > > > Fort Edward facilities into the Hudson River. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > > > > What they do not tell you is that GE had valid permits from NYS to > > > > > > discharge into the Hudson. Now, 40 years later GE is responsible? > > > > > > I > > > > > > think not! > > > > > > >http://www.epa.gov/hudson/-Hidequotedtext- > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
