Chromium 6 Hinkley California

Open Letter to United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)

Hinkley, CA (prHWY.com) August 4, 2011 - Open Letter to United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)

USEPA
Ms. Donna Downing, Office of Water (4502-T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Washington DC 20460 tel 202-566-1783 email CWAwaters@epa.gov

Comments in rebuttal to AWWA and three other water associations, urging the US Environmental Protection Agency to include forthcoming health effects research in the ongoing risk assessment for hexavalent chromium. http://www.awwa.org/publications/StreamlinesArticle.cfm?itemnumber=57244

In the cumulative impacts, the People of Hinkley, California will no longer entertain endless and ongoing procrastination strategies and schemes, under the invoked umbrella of "science", or otherwise in favor of special interest, all to the detriment of the Society as a whole.

Whereas, so it is irrelevant whether the health of the Hinkley's Inhabitants is "down the toilet", whether there is zero cancer cases, or 6 billion cases in the next millennium, e.g., regardless of the undisputable fact that Hinkley has 1915 population based on 2000 census and Cancer incidents reported between 1996 and 2008 amount to 196, that's 853/100k/yr and the average for the county is 359/100k/yr and the detection limits with the sought revised standard is to be set at either (-) 0 ppb, or at (+) zillions of ppb and whether the cost to abate Cr(VI) is at one red penny, or at zillions of dollars (in USD), and/or the town of Hinkley, California ground waters were contaminated with Russian Vodka, the undisputable fact remains that any Polluter / Discharger is guilty and must bare all responsibility at all cost for contaminating the Peoples ground drinking waters with anything else than water, regardless of stipulations.

[This is not, nor it will be the dog and pony show fiasco of the British Petroleum oil disaster, whereas the People will not rest until just and proper is served, indefinitely].

Assemblywoman, Honorable Nora Campos, D-San Jose, introduced legislation that would require the state Department of Public Health to place limits on hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium 6, by Jan. 1, 2013. If the agency does not act in time, California would adopt a limit of 0.02 parts per billion, compared with the federal standard of 100 parts per billion.

To alleviate Statute of Limitation issues, the People of Hinkley, California will commence the sought litigation, thereafter September 13, 2011, invoking the Doctrine of "Exhausted Administrative Remedy", while the sought standard is promulgated to be issue between 18 months and 2 and half years, from July 29, 2011, or in perpetuity.

Exhibited herein below links to OEHHA and are attached hereto for reference http://www.oehha.ca.gov/water/phg/pdf/Cr6PHG072911.pdf http://oehha.ca.gov/public_info/press/Chrom6_072911.html http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/drinkingwater/Pages/Chromium6timeline.aspx
Final Technical Support Document on Public Health Goal for Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water [07/29/11] posted 07/27/11 Reposted 7/29/11 with typographical errors corrected. Link: http://www.oehha.ca.gov/water/phg/072911Cr6PHG.html

Other Matters [Infinite Just and Proper, Debuts] "OEHHA Adopts First-in-the-Nation Public Health Goal For Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water [07/27/11] By law, CDPH must set the eventual standard as close to the PHG as economically and technically feasible."
Link to OEHHA: http://oehha.ca.gov/public_info/press/Chrom6_072911.html
"This final public health goal is the culmination of years of study and research on the health effects of this chemical," said Dr. George Alexeeff, OEHHA's Acting Director. "As the nation's first official goal for this contaminant, it will be an important tool that the Department of Public Health will use to develop a regulatory standard that will protect Californians from the health risks of chromium 6 in drinking water." "Adoption of the PHG is an important step in the process of ensuring high-quality drinking water for Californians," said Dr. Alexeeff " The PHG reflects the most recent and definitive scientific research and demonstrates OEHHA's commitment to fully assessing the health risks of hexavalent chromium."
WHEREAS, the People of Hinkley, County of San Bernardino, State of California, thereafter response received from OEHHA as sought by: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb6/water_issues/projects/pge/docs/oehhamemo071911.pdf will seek in the California State Superior Court and in the Federal District Court the infinite just and proper, commencing September 13, 2011, demanding the followings:

Protocols

[1] Health risk threshold of Cr(VI) in drinking water at 0.02 ppb;
[2] Detection threshold of Cr(VI) in drinking water at between 0.06
ppb and not to exceed 1.00 ppb; and
[3] Amend California Safe Drinking Water Act for Cr(VI) in drinking waters, by invoking the Regulatory enforcement threshold standard of not to exceed 1.19 ppb. (ppb implies "parts per billion")

Just and Proper {Aggregate Lis Pendens $. (Withheld -Major) (Class Action and Specific Lawsuits) }:

A. General Damages Sustained (PG&E, Defendant)
B. Specific Damages Sustained Toxic Tort for 60 years (PG&E, Defendant)
C. Ongoing Damages for the next 40 years duration (Toxic Tort and Lack of Whole House Water) (PG&E, Defendant)
D. Punitive Damages (PG&E, Defendant)
E. Exemplary Damages (PG&E, Defendant)
F. County of San Bernardino Assessor, Respondent [Refund of Property Taxes (30 years of taxes)]
G. County of San Bernardino Assessor, Defendant [Intentional Tort and Disregard of Calamity and Government Codes and Utmost Failure to Reassess Real Property Values in the town of Hinkley, County of San Bernardino, State of California, at Zero-Value]
H. County of San Bernardino Tax Collector, Respondent [Refund of Property Taxes (30 years of taxes)]
I. Mojave Water Agency, Respondent [Refund of Property Taxes (A+B Taxes) (30 years of taxes)]
J. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), California Department of Public Health and U.S. EPA [Joiner] , Respondent [Damages Sustained thereafter September 13, 2004 for Procrastination to Amend California Safe Drinking Water Act for Cr(VI) in drinking waters, by invoking the Regulatory enforcement threshold standard of not to exceed 1.19 ppb. (ppb implies "parts per billion")

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