Toxic Dump Protest in San Diego

by OBGO Tuesday, May. 01, 2001 at 4:44 AM
obgo@email.com 619-523-9293 Ocean Beach CA, 92107

Local citizens marched to a toxic dump site where SeaWorld propses to expand their theme park. The protest was organized by Ocean Beach Grassroots Organization (OBGO) to raise awareness of it's dangers. The SDPD stopped traffic at busy intersections helping the march cross. SeaWorld had no comment on today's rally, but they will have to respond in their Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for their expansion. OBGO's response to the draft EIR raised many questions SeaWorld is required by law to answer in the Final EIR.

Sunday, April 29th local citizen's marched to a toxic waste dump site in San Diego's Mission Bay Park that is the site of Sea World and their proposed expansion.

The 115-acre Mission Bay Landfill received an estimated 2.2 million gallons of liquidwastes from aerospace companies such as Convair, Rohr, Ryan, Solar and the US Navy. Wastes were dumped directly and in 55-gallon drums, into unlined sand pits dug below groundwater level. THe site has likely been leaking into nearby waters ever since. 68 of the US EPA's worst toxins have since been identified in wastes, soils and groundwater at the site. No cleanup has ever taken place. All levels of government have downplayed potential hazards at the landfill site, as part of the City's South Shores development project, an underground pocket of highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas was opened, and 8 WORKERS WERE EXPOSED AND HOSPITALIZED, 1 DIED.

For more information go to www.obgo.org

Or check out local TV coverage:

http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/sand/news/stories/news-74587320010429-180407.html

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