Saturdays Meeting

Saturdays meeting went real well. Rick Appleman, gave a reoprt on the air monitors that OCPA worked so hard to get installed. Come to find out, the monitors are NOT doing what we want them to. They measure particulate size but what we really wanted to know, is what is in this dust that engulfs our neighborhoods. Also, the data from these monitors, has been recorded as averages for the day, week, month and so on. We don't want averages, its like the old saying goes, "The solution to pollution, is delusion". When you take an average from the samples, it takes into consideration all of the days when the dust wasn't blowing and figures that in for the average. This brings the bad days data down to where it doesn't look so bad. We want data on the dust event days and what is in it. We don't care about averages.
Also, Elizabeth from WET gave a report on the 26 wells they have been testing monthly for the last year. There where a couple of wells that where elevated in Arsenic but nothing to worry about YET. More testing to come in the future.
Also, Mark Kovacich from the law firm of Lewis, Slovack and Kovacich was there to sign up more people for the law suit that a group of Opportunity residents files against ARCO and to answer any questions that anyone may have concerning the law suit.
All in All, it was a great meeting. OCPA even got to show off their new reader board.. It will serve a good purpose in the future. If you missed the meeting, you missed another good one.

NOTICE!!!

Saturday, June 14th at 2:00pm
OCPA will be sponsoring an informational meeting at the Opportunity Community Club, with guests that include, Water Environmental Technologies (WET). They will be giving information on results from the yearly testing they have performed on various local wells. As well as Professor Rick Appleman from Kuipers and Associates who will be giving a report on air samples from the two locations, one in Opportunity and one at Warm Springs that where chosen over a year ago. These samples where taken 24 hrs a day, seven days a week. They should provide us with data on our recent dust events. Also, there may be Lawyers there to answer any questions you may have about the citizen filed law suit against ARCO. I urge each and every citizen of Opportunity to show up there and see where you stand with your health and your rights.......