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Judge to allow cameras for murder sentencing
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Public defender to handle fraud appeal
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$30M tourist attractions planned for S.C. Upstate
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ACLU asks for independent prisons audit
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Charleston Rotary to host candidate
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Chase video scheduled to be released
8/27/2008 8:57 PM
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Area leaders examine the State of the County
8/27/2008 9:28 PM
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Mounted Patrol plays important role in city
8/27/2008 8:57 PM
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Cub Scouting adventures begin tonight with sign-ups at Weeks Activities Center
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Threat of severe weather from tropical depression passes
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Third-party candidate Baldwin campaigns in Aiken
8/27/2008 7:41 PM
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Ryberg: Intent of law was violated
8/27/2008 7:41 PM
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Embers bring beach music Friday
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Concert will support scholarships, bring relief to USC Aiken students
8/27/2008 7:41 PM
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Scouts looking for new members
8/27/2008 8:30 AM
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Troopers reach out past state borders
8/26/2008 9:07 PM
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City man charged with gun violations
8/26/2008 9:07 PM
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Bridgestone celebrates first decade
8/26/2008 9:12 PM
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South Aiken, Aiken seniors exceed national SAT averages
8/26/2008 9:13 PM
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Schools roll out red carpet awards
8/26/2008 9:13 PM
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Irish gospel star Robin Mark to perform free concert here
8/26/2008 9:18 PM
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ACP sets auditions
8/26/2008 9:18 PM
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Reunions for Aug. 27
8/26/2008 9:18 PM
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Police watch for vandalism as rivals' game approaches
8/26/2008 9:02 PM
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Two weeks after his acquittal, man again arrested
8/26/2008 9:02 PM
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County considers shelter expansion
8/26/2008 9:02 PM
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Loaned executives help bring professional clout to United Way
8/25/2008 8:46 PM
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Local news in brief for Aug. 26
8/25/2008 8:46 PM
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Officer cleared after fatal pursuit
8/25/2008 8:33 PM
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Vote on GVW today
8/25/2008 8:33 PM
Plan says cleaning old SC base to take 12 years
7/23/2008 11:03 PM
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MYRTLE BEACH (AP) -- It will take another 12 years to clean cancer-causing pesticides and other contaminates from groundwater at the old Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, environmental officials and the military say .
It will cost about $723,000 to clean contamination from a shop where pesticides were stored for 15 years at the base which closed in 1993, the military said. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported the contamination has also moved to four acres of private land next to the base.
The project would involve cleaning up cancer-causing pesticides and solvents including trichloroethylene and vinyl chloride.
Some residents were not pleased with the plan announced Tuesday.
An alternate proposal would clean the contamination in about half the time, but it would cost about $400,000 more.
"If this is about human health, why not do it in seven years instead of waiting longer," said Cheyenne Rheingold, a resident who lives near the base.
But the longer cleanup has few risks because the groundwater is not used for drinking, and people are not exposed to the contamination, said Dick Souza, who is overseeing the cleanup.
"You have to balance how fast you do it with how you spend the taxpayers' money," he said.
But Maxine Rheingold of Myrtle Beach worries the contamination is more dangerous than officials think.
"There is a health risk, and nobody knows what that risk is until years later," she said.
Since the base closed 15 years ago, the military has spent $53 million cleaning 258 contaminated sites.
The latest cleanup plan proposes removing some of the contaminated groundwater and allowing the rest of the underground chemicals to break down over time.
State and federal regulators are accepting public comment on the plan through Aug. 28.
7/23/2008 11:03 PM
0 comment(s) on this story E-mail this story to a friendMYRTLE BEACH (AP) -- It will take another 12 years to clean cancer-causing pesticides and other contaminates from groundwater at the old Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, environmental officials and the military say .
It will cost about $723,000 to clean contamination from a shop where pesticides were stored for 15 years at the base which closed in 1993, the military said. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported the contamination has also moved to four acres of private land next to the base.
The project would involve cleaning up cancer-causing pesticides and solvents including trichloroethylene and vinyl chloride.
Some residents were not pleased with the plan announced Tuesday.
An alternate proposal would clean the contamination in about half the time, but it would cost about $400,000 more.
"If this is about human health, why not do it in seven years instead of waiting longer," said Cheyenne Rheingold, a resident who lives near the base.
But the longer cleanup has few risks because the groundwater is not used for drinking, and people are not exposed to the contamination, said Dick Souza, who is overseeing the cleanup.
"You have to balance how fast you do it with how you spend the taxpayers' money," he said.
But Maxine Rheingold of Myrtle Beach worries the contamination is more dangerous than officials think.
"There is a health risk, and nobody knows what that risk is until years later," she said.
Since the base closed 15 years ago, the military has spent $53 million cleaning 258 contaminated sites.
The latest cleanup plan proposes removing some of the contaminated groundwater and allowing the rest of the underground chemicals to break down over time.
State and federal regulators are accepting public comment on the plan through Aug. 28.
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