Got any health problems, or know someone who does? If so, we want to hear from you, please

If you, a loved one, friend, or neighbor living in the Irvine area now (or did in the past) has any health problems you think could be related to the contamination under Irvine, please email us above and tell us your story—we want to hear from you! To see the symptoms TCE causes, use the terms 'TCE symptoms' in Google, and search the web—you will find lots of info about TCE that will help.

Latest Irvine contamination reports from the Navy have lots of 'Sensitive Record--not for public viewing' pages

Monday, August 10, 2009

Over the last few days, we've been digging into some of the Navy's latest "reports" on the Irvine contamination issue only to be shocked at what we discovered. Instead of being forthcoming with information, the Navy (and it's contractors) have gone out of their way to SUPRESS information by inserting pages into the reports that say, "Sensitive Record--portions of this record are considered sensitive and are not for public viewing." The latest reports are littered with these pages indicating a blatant and deliberate attempt to keep the Irvine public from knowing what's really going on regarding the massive amount of toxic contamination under Irvine. Click here to see a sample of the many 'Sensitive Record' pages we found in the Navy's latest contamination reports. This is sure to generate the ire of a great many perhaps some attorneys as well. If everything is okay like the Navy, the city of Irvine, housing developers, apartment property managers, etc. all claim, why suppress the data? Why not make it available to the public, like it was before? We will report more about this story later as news develops.

OC Register article exposes Great Park contamination cover-up

Friday, June 5, 2009

The OC Register ran an article on their site entitled 'Great Park tries to keep contamination info under wrap'. Essentially, the article talks about how the Great Park folks are trying to keep information about the El Toro contamination from being seen/known by the public. Keep in mind this is the same contamination that has spread under several upscale Irvine neighborhoods—the same contamination that has been covered up off base as well. Today, thousands of Irvine homes and apartments sit right on top of this toxic contamination that has impacted Irvine's drinking water and more. Click here to see the OC Register article.

Fraud continues to run rampant in Irvine towards renters and home buyers

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

The contamination cover-up in Irvine continues as apartment leasing offices attempt to lease Irvine apartments to renters without disclosing the contamination under Irvine. Realtors continue to attempt to sell homes to prospective Irvine buyers without saying a word about the contamination either. "One day soon, this contamination issue is going to blow up in Irvine, and lawsuits will come forward fast and furious—it's just a matter of time," said a former Orange County realtor who didn't want her name mentioned. "Irvine renters and buyers alike are being mislead about the true facts concerning the contamination issue—they're being lied to by apartment leasing offices and realtors who are desperate to close apartment leases and home sales. This is outright fraud considering how many Irvine apartment leasing offices and realtors know all about the contamination," this realtor added.

New investigation reveals even more contamination trouble for Irvine residents

Sunday, May 10, 2009

On May 7, 2009, the Salem News ran a story by special investigative reporter Robert O'Dowd that once again validates the mounting concern about the massive contamination under the city of Irvine many Irvine residents don't know about. For years, these contaminants outlined in the article below have been migrating off El Toro into surrounding Irvine neighborhoods, and those who have bought homes in the area haven't been told about the true extent of the contamination just beneath the surface of the city of Irvine. This story just gives more credibility to our claim there has been a massive coverup underway for years concerning this matter to intentionally deceive Irvine residents from knowing what's really going on. Click here to see the full story.

Irvine residents deserve to see independent test results that prove EPA/Irvine/IRWD's claim the contamination is not a problem

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Unfortunately, we continue to wait to receive any test results from the city of Irvine, the IRWD, the EPA, or others that show exactly when testing was performed (if any), where, by whom, etc. Frankly, Irvine residents deserve to see such results so they can render judgment based on factual data. Thus far, all we have heard is claims from the EPA, the city of Irvine, the IRWD, etc. that say everything is fine, but we are not buying the "party line"—these parties have lied about this matter before. Instead, we would like to challenge the EPA, the IRWD, and the city of Irvine to fund independent testing with Irvine citizen oversight, as this is the only way any test results can be trusted. In the meantime, words from those in the OC Register article on Thursday simply can't be trusted—they have lied to Irvine residents far too many times before about this matter—it's time for independent testing, and not more lies.

OC Register article: Where are the test results that prove the contamination in Irvine isn't a threat to Irvine residents?

Friday, April 17, 2009

Yesterday, an article appeared in the OC Register in which the Register said the EPA claims the El Toro contamination is "no threat to Irvine citizens". If this is the case, where are the EPA test results for Irvine residents to see? Has this so-called "testing" been done off base in people's homes, apartments, schools, places of worship? If so, why hasn't the EPA, city of Irvine, IRWD, etc. published any results showing where the testing took place, how long the test period was underway, the readings of the air, water, soil, etc.? Instead, the organizations mentioned in the article have cited their own "testing" when history has shown the parties mentioned in the article can't be trusted. If what the article says is true, where are the test results from an independent organization to prove it? Thus far, we haven't seen ANY such independent test results that prove things are fine like the article tries to claim. Instead, the organizations quoted are clearly trying to cite their own "test results" to avoid a potential class-action lawsuit and thus, they will say ANYTHING to avoid liability despite an overwhelming preponderance of information that shows there remains ample cause for concern. Until such time as an independent organization produces tests results that prove the contamination isn't a problem, Irvine residents should continue to be wary. Remember this: The IRWD, the city of Irvine, the EPA, and others who are benefiting from the coverup have lied about this matter before, and based on the contents of the article, nothing has changed.

Navy caught trying to convey highly contaminated El Toro/Great Park facilities

Sunday, April 12, 2009

An article appeared in the Salem News on Friday, April 10, 2009 that talks about how the Navy tried to claim property on El Toro was "safe" to use even though the California Department of Public Health says otherwise due to extensive radioactive and TCE contamination. As this site reported before, the Navy is notorious for trying to "duck" El Toro cleanup costs as validated by the LA Times a few years back. According to the Salem article, this very same hangar area is where a substantial amount of TCE was also used that has now seeped into our water supply. Because this same building contaminated our water with TCE, it is likely our water may also be contaminated with radioactivity which is something we will be investigating. We have also uncovered reports indicating radioactive paint was dumped down the drains at El Toro dating back several decades, and it could take hundreds of years for this radioactivity to dissipate. Because of this new discovery, we recommend the public not visit any of the Great Park facilities on El Toro until they can be proven safe by an independent review organization. Click here to see the Salem article.

Irvine residents deserve to see testing so the contamination matter can be addressed

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Irvine residents—both homeowners and renters—deserve to know just how extensive the contamination under Irvine really is. For years, the IRWD has deceived Irvine residents by claiming the contamination is at least 1,000 feet below the surface. However, this site's Executive Director met with the IRWD and confronted them with a map that shows the contamination is only 150 feet below the surface. The IRWD's response: "Sorry, we made a mistake" when documents show they likely knew about this all along. To this day, document after document tells a very disturbing story about a contamination "picture" that is far more serious than the IRWD, the city of Irvine, realtors, and others want people to know. This is why city of Irvine, the IRWD, and others have been asked to fund independent testing over a period of time in people's homes, apartments, schools, etc. that could be monitored by a committee comprised of Irvine citizen volunteers. After asking the IRWD, the city of Irvine, and others to fund the testing, not a single party has come forward agreeing to participate. Why? We believe it's because they already know what they will find i.e. the contamination is as bad as documents reveal. Irvine residents deserve to see this testing go forward, and we hope citizens will unite and call the city of Irvine and the IRWD asking them to participate in the cooperative effort to conduct the independent testing we have been suggesting for many months. It's time for the contamination cover-up to stop and testing to begin—Irvine residents deserve better!

Toxic landfill in proposed Lennar housing area being covered up by the Navy

Sunday, April 5, 2009

As we continue to monitor new El Toro contamination information released by the Navy, we have obtained documents that show how the Navy has decided to cover up a highly-toxic landfill just north of the El Toro base where Lennar has proposed to build new homes instead of cleaning it up. According to the documents, the contents of the landfill could propose a health risk but instead of cleaning it up, the Navy has instead decided to cover it up with 2 feet of dirt. We reported on this earlier as we photographed Navy contractors stripping dirt off the nearby hillside so it could be used to cover up the toxic landfill. This same landfill—which the EPA labeled a 'Level 7' (the most toxic rating)—was part of the contamination Senator Feinstein asked the Navy to clean up back in 2002, but her request was ignored. Certainly, this landfill cover-up will become an issue when Lennar tries to sell housing in this area to unsuspecting prospects much like it became in other parts of the country where Lennar has come under fire for selling homes atop contaminated land. Hopefully, this site will serve as a warning to prospective El Toro home buyers to buy elsewhere. Click here to see a map of where the toxic landfill is located.

Irvine realtors still misleading prospects

Sunday, April 5, 2009

An Irvine woman emailed us and said she was touring open houses in Irvine this weekend, and she said she asked the realtors showing the properties about the contamination. According to this woman, the realtors said, "There's no contamination in Irvine." After the woman pressed the issue with the realtors, the realtors started to reveal the presence of the contamination. This report is consistent with what we found also i.e. realtors not disclosing the presence of the contamination which—according to California Real Estate Law—is tantamount to committing fraud. We continue to wonder what will happen when Irvine residents suddenly wake up and realize they bought homes atop an extension of a toxic EPA Superfund site, and they weren't told about it prior to the sale. Considering how many Irvine neighborhoods sit atop the plume of toxic contamination from El Toro, there are thousands of Irvine homeowners who haven't yet realized the homes they own are most likely worth little if anything because of the contamination that's under a large part of Irvine according to Irvine's Larry Agran. If Irvine residents knew what's been stirring under their homes, they'd be angry and resentful for not being told about the contamination by their realtor prior to buying a home in Irvine.

Law firm to represent El Toro plaintiffs

An article in Salem News says a law firm in Long Beach, California is representing plaintiffs who have been adversely impacted by the contamination at El Toro. We hope this will be the first of several law firms to get involved in representing Irvine homeowners, renters, former El Toro Marines/Veterans, and civilian workers who deserve justice and restitution as a result of the contamination at/from El Toro that has has impacted thousands of people. We salute those working behind the scenes who continue to work hard to bring forth legal representation the aforementioned deserve especially Irvine homeowners and renters who are living atop what amounts to an EPA 'Superfund' site because of the toxic contamination under the city of Irvine that has been migrating from El Toro for years. Click here to see the story.

Still waiting for testing to begin

It has now been almost three months since Irvine's Larry Agran called for more testing to determine the extent of the contamination danger to Irvine residents. Unfortunately, we are still waiting to hear any word about the testing this site predicted would never actually happen because of how Irvine officials likely know what the testing will find. Meanwhile, Irvine residents continue to be subjected to the dangers of TCE/TCE vapor exposure that poses a threat to Irvine resident's health and property values. Hey, Larry, what happened to the testing?

Bill Turner meets with IRWD

On March 14, 2009, ElToroNow.com's Executive Director Bill Turner met with IRWD officials during which time the IRWD submitted a 'FAQ' document to Mr. Turner in an effort to address the contamination matter. Within the next week or so, we will post the IRWD's FAQ comments along with our response that will demonstrate how the IRWD is continuing its efforts to try to deceive Irvine residents about the contamination. For example, in one of the IRWD's written statements, the IRWD says, "TCE has never been detected in the drinking water served to any IRWD customers." But on the very same page just a few lines down, they say, "In 2007, TCE was detected at trace levels in one of IRWD's 18 drinking water wells (Dyer Road well field in Santa Ana). So in one statement, they say 'no', but in another statement, they admit the presence of TCE. You can also click here to see an Orange County Metro Water District report in which they say CONCENTRATIONS of TCE and other chemicals were detected in the Irvine well field area—the very same chemical combination found at El Toro a.k.a. the "Great Park" 6 miles away.

Irvine realtors, property managers continue to hide contamination from buyers, tenants

Despite knowing about the contamination under Irvine, many Irvine realtors and apartment property managers continue to say nothing about it to prospective buyers and tenants. According to California Real Estate Law, this is an egregious violation of the law—it's tantamount to fraud. What about apartment renters? They, too deserve to be told about the contamination, but this isn't happening according to several Irvine apartment renters we interviewed. More about this later as we interview more homeowners and apartment renters.

Two months later and still no testing

Almost 2 months after Irvine's Larry Agran called for contamination testing in Irvine, there hasn't been a peep out of Irvine about any such testing, and this is inexcusable. Why the delay, Larry? Afraid of what you will likely find?

In February, the OC Register ran an article about how the OCWD is doing some of their own testing in Santa Ana right in the same area where Irvine get's its water. In this case, the OCWD already admitted in the article the contamination exists in the same area where Irvine gets its water, and it has for years. So why the testing? The OCWD is trying to determine how much further it has spread.

As far as Irvine is concerned, testing for TCE vapor intrusion needs to be done in Irvine homes, apartments, schools, places of worship, etc., and this testing needs to be done over a period of time, and it needs to be monitored by independent citizen oversight. Irvine also still needs to answer the question about who is going to compensate Irvine residents for their lost property values because of the contamination. This is important because nobody is going to want to buy any home in Irvine that sits on top of or anywhere near the contamination, and who can blame them? The city still has a lot of explaining to do, and now would be a good time to start talking before more Irvine residents find out about what's been going on and start forming a class-action lawsuit like citizens have done elsewhere. Irvine residents deserve answers, and not more cover-up.

Irvine contamination overview

For those just finding out about the toxic contamination under Irvine, welcome to our site that's dedicated to revealing the truth about the issue. For starters, the contamination has been spreading under large parts of Irvine from the former El Toro Marine Base a.k.a. the Great Park for years. You can verify the existence of the contamination by visiting the Heritage Park Library in Irvine towards the back where all the white El Toro environmental binders are kept. The contamination isn't just a water problem, it's also known for producing toxic vapors that can easily get into peoples homes, apartments, etc. The contamination is also a problem for Irvine homeowners because of the impact it has on property values. For example, many weren't told about the contamination when they bought in Irvine, and who would want to buy a home that sits on top of toxic contamination? Within the next week or so, we will be publishing some tips on what you can do to protect yourself and your property values. We will also be posting some tips for apartment renters.

Contamination alert flier now available

A warning flier about the contamination under Irvine was provided to this site by Linda Stanford, an Irvine resident who is livid about the contamination. We encourage community activists to download the flier, print out copies, and distribute to Irvine residents (homeowners and apartment renters alike) so Irvine residents can make informed decisions about the matter.

Click here to see PDF version of flier

Alarming new contamination information a cause for an even greater level of concern

During the past week, we received an email from a noted TCE expert who has conducted a cursory review of the toxic plume of TCE contamination under Irvine. According to this expert, a 'concentration' of TCE has been noted in the leading edge of the TCE plume under Irvine spreading from El Toro a.k.a. the "Great Park", which this expert called "unusual". Considering how the leading edge of the plume has spread at least as far as the Irvine well fields in Santa Ana where Irvine gets its drinking water (click here) to see memo that says the plume under Irvine is much larger than previously thought), this new observation puts concentrations of TCE right in the same area where Irvine has been getting its drinking water for years. This new observation also correlates with a previous Metropolitan Water District of Orange County memo (click here) that noted 'concentrations' of TCE in the Irvine water well-field area back in 2005. There's more: Just a few week ago, the Orange County Water District announced more testing in the Irvine well-field area (article in the OC Register earlier this month) to see how much more the toxic contamination has spread.

Update: We forgot to mention two other ominous data points as follows:

The IRWD has already detected high levels of TCE in at least one of the Irvine drinking-water wells in the well-field area requiring the IRWD to shut it down.

The IRWD has been "blending" (diluting) contaminated water with other water sources to make the water "sellable" to Irvine residents.

We are greatly disturbed by the ominous correlation of these data points that continues to provide credibility to our claim Irvine's drinking water has been contaminated with cancerous TCE contamination, and it's been contaminated for years. Here's something else that is alarming: Water contaminated with TCE also produces toxic vapors especially in enclosed areas like shower stalls hence our continued call for TCE vapor testing in Irvine homes, apartments, schools, businesses, places of worship, etc.—testing requests that continue to be ignored by the city of Irvine.

We are continuing to monitor this developing story, and we will report our findings as more news about this matter develops.

Plume 6-mile-long memo doubles AIG risk

Now that it has been revealed the toxic plume under Irvine is actually at least 6 miles long (not 3 miles like many were lead to believe), AIG's El Toro/Great Park risk has now at least doubled. AIG is the insurance provider who issued the city of Irvine a policy to protect Irvine against any environmental claims related to El Toro a.k.a. the "Great Park". If AIG were smart, they would either cancel the Irvine insurance policy altogether, or raise the premiums at least several fold. Also, if the investors who partnered with Lennar to buy El Toro were smart, they would be looking for a quick exit strategy because of all the added liability—the risk now is just way too high for any smart investor to be burdened with.

Irvine city manager tries again to deceive Irvine residents, fails to address status of testing

On Wednesday, February 11, 2009, the Orange County Register interviewed Sean Joyce, Irvine's city manager about the contamination issue. Sadly, Mr. Joyce used the media opportunity to try once again to deny the contamination under a major portion of Irvine (EPA Superfund Site) is a problem despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. It's too bad Mr. Joyce didn't instead use the interview opportunity to update Register readers about the status of the TCE testing called for by Larry Agran on January 13, 2009 during a city council meeting—testing in people's homes, apartments, schools, businesses, and places of worship.

Since Larry's call for testing in Irvine, the city—including Mr. Joyce— hasn't said a single word about the testing. Moreover, despite the IRWD's admission the IRWD has been misrepresenting the truth about the real depth of the plume under a large portion of Irvine, Mr. Joyce is once again trying to get Irvine residents to believe the plume is "deep" underground—the same mistruth the IRWD said for years, but then in December of 2008 admitted wasn't true. If what was contained in the article represents Mr. Joyce' best defense, it's no wonder the city of Irvine is afraid of what could soon be a wave of lawsuits brought forth by Irvine residents as predicted by Latham & Watkins who issued a warning document to its clients about the real dangers TCE exposure poses to residents.

Here are some questions Mr. Joyce failed to address in his interview—questions that have been submitted to the city several times before without any response:

Who is going to compensate Irvine residents for lost property values incurred as a result of the contamination under Irvine—contamination Agran has already admitted exists? What is the city prepared to do to compensate residents during the next 30-50 years until such time as the contamination is cleaned up? Is it fair to continue to expose Irvine residents to the contamination under Irvine for the next 30-50 years despite the health dangers? Is it fair to the public to develop the Great Park before all the contamination is cleaned up at El Toro? Is it right to continue the cleanup on El Toro despite the fact that the cleanup process is causing even more TCE contamination to spread off base into Irvine neighborhoods as we speak? How about an answer to these questions, Mr. Joyce? We're still waiting...

As evidenced by Mr. Joyce' comments in the Register, perhaps Mr. Joyce should concentrate on meeting with those who could expedite the cleanup instead of trying to meet with residents in an effort to keep the truth about this matter from being shared with other residents. Perhaps if Mr. Joyce would focus on getting the contamination cleaned up instead of continuing to perpetuate the coverup, Irvine would be a much better place to live. Irvine residents deserve far better than what Mr. Joyce has delivered thus far. Mr. Joyce: It's cleanup Irvine residents want, not more coverup. Irvine residents have been lied to for far too long concerning this matter—enough is enough!

We will be watching the OC Register for updates on the testing, a well as answers to the above questions, Mr. Joyce.

Article every Irvine resident should read

Click here to see the story every Irvine resident should read because it tells the truth about what is really going on with the contamination issue—information the city of Irvine is desperately trying to keep Irvine residents from knowing.

Memo says plume at least 6 miles long not 3

We have uncovered a shocking memo written in 2001 from the CPEO (Center For Public Environmental Oversight) in which the author states the contamination plume under Irvine that's been migrating from El Toro/the "Great Park" is at least 6 miles long NOT 3 miles long. Previously, we were all lead to believe the plume was 3 miles long. Since the plume has been migrating for years towards the well field in Santa Ana that distributes water to Irvine residents, the memo and corresponding map below proves the plume has indeed reached the area where Irvine gets its water, and this occurred years ago well before the IRWD detected and reported TCE in the tainted well filed located at the Dyer Road/55 Freeway location in Santa Ana—the well field where Irvine gets its drinking water from, and has for years.

This news is significant because it means since the plume is at least twice as long as the maps on this site depict, the plume is actually under an even larger part of Irvine than previously reported. The news also means what we have been saying all along: TCE from El Toro has likely been distributed to Irvine residents for years, which may account for the high number of cancers reported in Irvine.

This memo is likely to cause quite a stir at Irvine City Hall and with Irvine residents, their attorneys, etc. in other neighborhoods that previously thought they were safe from the plume's reach. No wonder the OCWD is doing more new water testing IN THE VERY SAME WELL-FIELD AREA THAT DISTRIBUTES (AND HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTING) DRINKING WATER TO IRVINE RESIDENTS (see text below). Many other entities also have a lot of explaining to do including the Navy, the IRWD, and others—the investigation is widening rapidly.

In the next few days, we will be reporting on a story we saw on the OC Register web site on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 that talked about how the OCWD is preparing to do more tests in the same exact area where Irvine gets its water to determine how much more the contamination has spread. Click below to see the article, and then check back on our site for a detailed analysis within the next week or so. Just beware of how the article has been carefully "spun" by the OCWD so as not to alarm Irvine residents. For example, the part about how the contamination is from "local businesses" is totally bogus (it's from El Toro), and this is part of an OCWD "cover story" we will be talking about in our upcoming analysis of what is really going on—be prepared for a real "eye-opener" as the truth is revealed.

Click here to see the memo that states the plume is at least 6 miles long (PDF)

Click here to see the new plume direction map

Click here to see the OC Register 'water testing' article

Lennar under SEC investigation

Click below to see an OC Weekly article that talks about how Lennar has caught the investigative attention of the Security and Exchange Commission. For those who are unaware, Lennar is the company that was allowed to "buy" El Toro at a fraction of the going rate thanks to help from former SEC Chairman Chris Cox (more on this "sham" deal another time). This is the same Lennar that was featured in BusinessWeek Magazine for building homes atop contaminated property in another parts of the country—the same thing Lennar is trying to get away with at El Toro a.k.a. the so-called "Great Park". Where? Lennar wants to build expensive homes right next to highly toxic landfills at El Toro where Lennar and the Navy are working together to cover up these landfills instead of cleaning them up. This is also the same general area where radioactive materials have been detected. Click here to see the OC Weekly story.

Navy to review El Toro cleanup

On Friday, January 30, 2009, the OC Register published an article entitled 'Navy to review El Toro cleanup'. We applaud the review, but we remain highly and rightfully skeptical because of how the Navy has been trying to "duck" cleaning up El Toro for many years. Now, new information has come forward that calls for the review of what was previously thought to be cleaned up property according to a number of TCE experts including Latham & Watkins who issued this quote in a TCE warning document they published back in 2006 warning their clients about potential TCE lawsuits:

"The stakes from new cleanup costs to property damage and personal injury suits are large. Potentially responsible parties should re-evaluate their current approaches to TCE-containing sites, in light of potential toxic tort liability, and potentially increased data collection and clean-up requirements."

We believe the El Toro cleanup "review" should be conducted by someone other than the Navy considering how the Navy can't be trusted. Click here to read a story about how the Navy has been trying to "duck" the El Toro cleanup for years. Here's another shocking example of how the Navy can't be trusted:

What about those toxic landfills at El Toro the Navy has been caught covering up instead of cleaning up, as referenced in the Register article? Caps are covers designed to cover up toxic landfills. Previously, the Navy was directed to clean up El Toro by Senator Feinstein not cover up the contamination. Clean up, not cover up!

What about all the radioactive contamination at El Toro, and in the groundwater?

Irvine's own report says massive amount of contamination remains unaccounted for

A few years ago, Irvine commissioned a report at Irvine taxpayer expense that indicated a much larger mass of contamination was unaccounted for, and still is. As part of the "review", is the Navy going to do more testing to find this missing contamination, or is it going to be covered up like so much else has thus far? What about the massive plume of Perchlorate at El Toro? Is the Navy going to review this lingering problem, also?

Extensive on-going vapor-intrusion testing needs to be done before any results can be published

If there is a comprehensive "review" done, it needs to include extensive ongoing vapor intrusion testing inside of Irvine homes, apartments, schools, businesses, and places of worship that sit on and/or near the toxic plume under Irvine according to our TCE expert we have been consulting with. People who live in Irvine should also be tested to further define what appears to be a growing number of tce-related cancers popping up in Irvine, and this will take time. Former Irvine residents should also be tested as part of this "review".

Serious unanswered questions need to be answered

As part of the "review", answers to questions need to be provided such as who will be responsible for reimbursing Irvine residents for property value losses, etc. due to the contamination. The Navy says it will take another 30-50 years to clean up the plume under Irvine. Who is going to establish and pay for on-going testing and monitoring during this time period? How can Irvine residents sell their homes during this time period if they need to with toxic contamination under their property? As part of this "review", is the Navy going to propose an Irvine-resident bailout to buy these homes so Irvine residents who want to get out can? What about renters who want to get out of their leases so they can move elsewhere away from the contamination? Is the Navy going to buy out their leases?

The Register article says a draft of the review will be available by April, but we think that's not nearly enough time to do any of the testing we have called for above. If a draft is available by April, it will mean the call for comprehensive testing has been ignored, and the results contained in the draft, and any subsequent reports will likely be suspect.

Our prediction: Watch for another cover-up to come forward in the form of comprehensive review "results" from the Navy that are tainted with false and misleading information designed to thwart potential TCE lawsuits that may soon come forth, as predicted by Latham & Watkins in their TCE warning document Latham published in 2006.

Salem-news.com posts Agran article every Irvine resident should read

Click here to see the article--very accurate and informative.

TCE class-action lawsuit filed in Ohio where residents face the same contamination problem Irvine residents are facing now

Click here to read a press release about a class-action TCE vapor lawsuit that originated out of Dayton, Ohio in September of 2008 where residents have banded together demanding financial restitution as a result of an underground plume of TCE that represents the same problem Irvine residents are facing now hence this site's call for TCE vapor testing in Irvine homes, apartments, schools, businesses, and places of worship. Residents who are interested in bringing forth a similar suit in Irvine are encouraged to email us above so we can keep your name on file.

Click here to see another interesting contamination story.

More stories continued here...

 

Chris Cox

Remember this man's face because this is the guy who is to blame for what has happened to the former El Toro Marine Base in Irvine, California (the site of the "Great Park"), and the surrounding economy. Join the growing cry for an investigation into Cox, his wife, business associates, and his involvement in the closure and sale of El Toro that fleeced us all out of billions and left us to fester in El Toro's toxic waste that continues to spread outward from El Toro while the health of Irvine residents and their property values suffer. Bookmark this site to follow these and other stories you will find only here.