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Whittaker-Bermite Soil Cleanup Completed After Over A Decade

The Whittaker-Bermite site cleanup of the soil has been reportedly completed after over a decade, officials said Tuesday. The 996-acre plot next to the Metrolink station on Soledad Canyon Road in the hills behind the Saugus Swap Meet was used in part for a munitions factory in the first half of the last century, leaving decades worth of contaminants in ...

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EPA Considering Tripling Allowed Perchlorate Contamination In Water

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering tripling the maximum allowed contamination of perchlorate, a potentially cancerous chemical, in water, but local water officials say Santa Clarita would not be impacted, officials said Monday. There are drinking water standards at both the federal and state levels. In California, water is held to the state standard of .006 mg/L, which is ...

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SCV Water Shuts Down A Well After Detection Of Perchlorate

Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCV Water) has shut down a well after the detection of perchlorate, a potential carcinogen, officials said Thursday. The Q2 Well was voluntarily shut down “out an abundance of caution” on May 14 after perchlorate levels reached the maximum levels allowed in the water supply, according to Kathie Martin, public information officer for SCV Water. ...

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KHTS Tours Whittaker Bermite Cleanup Operation (W/ VIDEO)

Whittaker-Bermite, Cleanup, environmental, Santa Clarita Valley, CDM Smith, Whittaker-Bermite Cleanup, California Department of Toxic Substances Control

At nearly 1,000 acres, the property is roughly bounded by Soledad Canyon Road on the north, Golden Valley Road on the east, Railroad Avenue on the west and Circle J Ranch on the south — and it’s central location with respect to city boundary have led many to refer to it as the city’s toxic donut hole. Don’t miss a ...

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