BURBANK : 5 Firms, Property Owner Ordered to Aid Cleanup

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday ordered five firms and a property owner to join in the Superfund cleanup of Burbank’s ground water.

The order was issued to Aeroquip Corp., Janco Corp., Ocean Technology Inc., Sargent Industries, Hydro-Aire Corp Co. (a division of the New York-based Crane Co.) and the Antonini Family Trust. The EPA in 1989 declared them “potentially responsible” for Burbank water pollution.

The EPA order requires the six parties to design and build a $2.5-million blending facility to be operated with a plant that Lockheed Corp., Weber Aircraft and the city of Burbank this week agreed to construct to treat contaminated ground water, said EPA spokeswoman Paula Bruin.