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Environmental

Nov. 19, 2002

Salt Flats May Turn Out Costly

PALO ALTO - California taxpayers won't entirely escape liability for cleaning up any toxic wastes discovered within thousands of acres of San Francisco Bay salt ponds being sold to the state, no matter what agreement finally is struck with the company selling the property, according to an influential lawmaker.

By Dennis Pfaff
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        PALO ALTO - California taxpayers won't entirely escape liability for cleaning up any toxic wastes discovered within thousands of acres of San Francisco Bay salt ponds being sold to the state, no matter what agreement finally is struck with the company selling the property, according to an influential lawma...

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