BURBANK : Notices of Proposed Water Cleanup Sent
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has notified 35 businesses and property owners in Burbank and Glendale that they may be ordered to help pay for a proposed $36.4-million cleanup of contaminated ground water in Glendale.
The first wave of notices was sent last week to companies considered responsible for polluting the water, said EPA Project Manager Claire Trombadore. Another 35 property owners are expected to be notified within the next few months, she said.
Among the 22 businesses named as possibly responsible is Lockheed Corp., which already has agreed to help clean up contaminated water in Burbank and is on a list of suspected polluters of ground water in North Hollywood.
Lockheed officials declined to comment on the latest notice, which suggests that contaminants have migrated underground from a manufacturing plant at 2300 Empire Ave. in Burbank to both Burbank and Glendale water wells.
Letters mailed so far are only preliminary. Companies considered to be actually liable for the cleanup are to be notified by March, Trombadore said.
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