Environmental
May 4, 2007
Water Agencies Reach Settlement for Groundwater Cleanup
Web Exclusive - Four Santa Clarita Valley water agencies agreed to a settlement Wednesday that will pay up to $100 million for the cleanup of groundwater tainted by chemicals from a now-defunct munitions manufacturing site. The agreement ends a seven-year legal battle with the current and former owners of the Whittaker-Bermite facility in Santa Clarita over who should pay for the perchlorate contamination of area water supplies.
By Max Follmer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Four Santa Clarita Valley water agencies agreed to a settlement Wednesday that will pay as much as $100 million to clean up groundwater tainted by chemicals from a defunct munitions-manufacturing site.
The agreement ends a seven-year legal battle with current and former owners of the Whittaker-Bermite facility in San...
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