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Posted on 04/09/2003 9:40:26 AM PDT by farmfriend
Edited on 04/12/2004 5:50:32 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Despite concerns about adding staff during a period of budget cuts, El Dorado County supervisors have agreed to hire a full-time air quality engineer to manage long-term projects, including the monitoring of naturally occurring asbestos.
The supervisors also agreed Tuesday to send a letter to the state and federal environmental protection agencies asking them to integrate their policies on monitoring naturally occurring asbestos. The letter also asks that the agencies provide the county Air Quality Management District with the resources and funding to meet monitoring requirements.
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