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MO HCR46

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/12/2014

Primary Sponsor

Keith English

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Request American Water Company to conduct quarterly testing of drinking water at the North County Water Treatment Facility to detect dangerous contaminants

  • Addresses concerns about radioactive waste from Latty Avenue cleanup operations illegally dumped at West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton in 1973

  • Notes that West Lake Landfill is located in the Missouri River floodplain with radioactive waste already in contact with groundwater flowing toward drinking water intakes for North St. Louis County and the City of St. Louis

  • Highlights risk that levee failure at the adjacent Earth City levee could release radioactive materials into the Missouri River in an uncontaminant manner

  • Directs the Missouri House Chief Clerk to send inscribed copies to American Water Company and the Director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Legislative Description

Requests American Water Company to quarterly test of the drinking water at the North County Water Treatment Facility in order to assure the presence of dangerous contaminants are never present

Last Action

Referred: Utilities(H)

5/16/2014

Committee Referrals

Utilities5/16/2014

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