Landfill Still Taints Possible Los Angeles Stadium Site

Date: May 29, 2003

Source: News Room

A toxic waste landfill in Carlsbad, Calif. being considered for the second time in five years as a future professional football stadium still needs millions of dollars worth of cleanup work. From 1959 to 1964, Cal Compact Inc. used its 157 acres as a dump for household trash and industrial waste, including petrochemicals, paints, solvents, dyes, pesticides and herbicides. For years, the state has been supervising the removal of pollutants, but major work remains undone and could cost $26 million to $35 million, according to state officials and others. And once cleanup is completed, millions of dollars more will have to be spent to shore up the terrain for construction, and to build a clay or synthetic cap. Last week, the NFL authorized a $10 million option on the land, although the league passed on the site in 1999 and opted to build a stadium in Houston.
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