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Whittaker Corp., Remediation Financial and Santa Clarita LLC

Los Angeles, CA: (May-03-07) The Castaic Lake Water Agency, Newhall County Water District, Santa Clarita Water Co., and Valencia Water Co. filed a lawsuit against the current and former operators of the Whittaker-Bermite facility, alleging perchlorate contamination. Perchlorate is a chemical used in the manufacturing of explosives, munitions, and rocket fuel. The 1,000-acre Bermite site manufactured ammunition, explosives, flares and detonators since the 1940s. Whittaker Corp. operated the site until 1999, when it was purchased by Remediation Financial and Santa Clarita LLC. Remediation Financial Inc. and Arizona-based Santa Clarita LLC, filed for bankruptcy in 2002. In a settlement reached, Whittaker, Remediation Financial and Santa Clarita agreed to pay $100 million for the construction of replacement wells, pipelines and a treatment facility to remove perchlorate, ending the groundwater cleanup lawsuit. [SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: PERCHLORATE GROUNDWATER]


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Published on May-7-07


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