NEW DISPUTE THREATENS BAY CLEANUP
Date:9-24-13
Source: Newspapers in Education
Summery
This article spoke about a $78 million dredging operation to remove 158,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment along the San Diego Bay the contaminated sediment is a result of many years of heavy industry, military operations and urban runoff and it's clean up was threatened to be stopped by NASSCO due to the fact of who would pay the cost of the operation. For more than a year the shipyards argued with NASSCO that everyone should have to contribute towards the $78 million cost of the dredging. NASSCO says that if the city won’t end its litigation then it won’t allow the cleanup. NASSCO, the shipyards, and the Navy have have each agreed to terminate future litigation. The City Attorney Paul Cooper said "right now the city is not in a position to settle". The port district announced that NASSCO and other parties have came to an agreement to all chip in towards the cost of the dredging. They urge the council and all other players in this dispute to quickly reach a resolution that will enable the bay cleanup to begin as soon as possible.
Source: Newspapers in Education
Summery
This article spoke about a $78 million dredging operation to remove 158,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment along the San Diego Bay the contaminated sediment is a result of many years of heavy industry, military operations and urban runoff and it's clean up was threatened to be stopped by NASSCO due to the fact of who would pay the cost of the operation. For more than a year the shipyards argued with NASSCO that everyone should have to contribute towards the $78 million cost of the dredging. NASSCO says that if the city won’t end its litigation then it won’t allow the cleanup. NASSCO, the shipyards, and the Navy have have each agreed to terminate future litigation. The City Attorney Paul Cooper said "right now the city is not in a position to settle". The port district announced that NASSCO and other parties have came to an agreement to all chip in towards the cost of the dredging. They urge the council and all other players in this dispute to quickly reach a resolution that will enable the bay cleanup to begin as soon as possible.