Cmartinez2k15

April 2015

Hello, I'm Donner60. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Irwindale, California seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Donner60 (talk) 22:53, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Irwindale

Here is your edit prior to the reversion, which should contain everything you need from the previous page. You may want to work on this on this page or offline in a document.

Although it may be obvious, I will add that you will need to open this page for editing to have all the coding.

To clean this up a little, I removed the first two edits since they are contained in the third edit, the one before my reversion. You can open your page history and look at the previous version if you want to see it. You can also delete this entire section when you are through with it to get the clutter off your page. It will still be in the history.

Edit before revert

Environmental Concerns

Irwindale, along with many surrounding cities in the San Gabriel Valley, is identified as a Superfund site by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Groundwater contamination was first found through well sampling in 1979. Contaminants include high levels of volatile organic compounds such as perchloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE), perchlorate, 1,4-dioxane, and N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). More than 100 facilities are identified as contributors to this contamination in Irwindale, mainly through improper disposal and handling of chemicals over the years.

CleanTech Environmental Inc.

On March 25th, 2015, advocacy groups and concerned residents stood outside city hall and protested the opening of a new waste site, owned by CleanTech Environmental Inc. The protesting groups were most concerned with the facility's placement adjacent to an ecological reserve and landmark, the Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area. Concerned local groups included the California League of Conservation Voters, California Latino Environmental Advocacy Network, Communities for a Better Environment, and East Yard Communities.

In an interview, CleanTech owner Bob Brown affirms that the facility will not pose an environmental concern. The building of the facility was planned to prevent storm runoff, and all waste management occurs inside the facility, not outside. He also cites the fact that recycling oil reduces California's carbon footprint and allows the waste to be turned into other products. CleanTech's corporate offices still reside in Irwindale and the new facility is expected to recycle 1.5 million gallons of used oil a year.