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Page 6/The Battalion/Thursday, November 10,1983 i Waste dumping warned against United Press International SHREVEPORT, La. — Cad do Parish officials investigating the illegal dumping of toxic hazardous wastes at two loca tions issued a stern warning Wednesday that such actions will be prosecuted swiftly. “We’re not going to tolerate any illegal dumping of hazar dous materials in Caddo Par ish,” said Sheriff Don Hath away. “We want this word to go out loud and clear.” One person has been charged in a dumping incidental Ida, but authorities said more arrests were expected. Four truckloads of contamin ated soil and plastic sheeting illegally buried at a police jury landfill near Vivian already have been moved to an EPA- approved disposal site in Lake Charles. gant made of methyl bromide and chloropicrin. The substance can be fatal if swallowed or in haled and can cause severe burns to the skin and eyes on contact. comment on who was believed to have dumped the plastic at the landfill. Manville officials could not be reached for comment. The contaminated soil and plastic was dug up by workers for Manville Forest Products Co. of rural Marion County, Texas, said John Greer, superinten dent of the Caddo Parish De partment of Solid Waste. The landfill site will be tested to determine if it was contamin ated by the chemical. The plastic was found buried under 12 to 15 feet of dirt at the landfill. It was believed to con tain Bro-mean C-33, a soil fumi- Hathaway declined to iden tify the firm that cleaned up the material, and would say only that the firm volunteered to do the work. He also would not Officials also were awaiting the results of lab tests to identify what chemicals may have been poured into bar pits at the Ida Gasoline Plant. Company repre sentatives have met with Depart ment of Natural Resources offi cials and agreed to submit a plan to clean up the old plant site, said Ida Gasoline manager Gary Northen. Cleanup was esti mated to cost $2 million, he said. Hearing Monday for ‘beachfront’ owners United Press International AUSTIN — A hearing has been set Monday on the state’s request for an injunction against a couple who are rebuilding their Galveston home on beach property that is now considered state land. >, Travis County District Court Judge Harley Clark issued a temporary restraining order late Tuesday at the request of Attorney General Jim Mattox. The order forbids Robert L. Matcha and his wife, Anne Mor gan Matcha, from continuing any reconstruction on the West Beach property or preventing public access to the beach. Clark’s order will remain in effect until he decides whether to make it permanent or rules in favor of the Matchas. The state maintains that due to the shifting sands caused by Hurrican Alicia in August, the Matcha’s property is no longer behind the vegetation line used to mark public property. 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The recent report detailed a myriad of problems, includ ing equipment too rusty to op erate and minimal fire protec tion at some sites, that raised concern about the reliability of the reserve in the event of a national crisis. The reserve was autho rized by Congress as a hedge against an oil crisis threaten ing national security and more than 350 million barrels of oil have been stored in it since 1977. “The subcommittee in tends to hold Secretary Hodel’s and (DOE official Joseph) LaGrone’s feel to the fire to assure that the 170 re commendations in this report are implemented and the problems are solved," Synar said. Hodel, who ordered the re port after a series of hearings by Synar’s panel revealed mas sive problems at the reserve, testified that his agency is working to ensure it will be effective in the event of a na tional emergency. “I hope that you will keep our feet to the fire because that’s where we intend to pul them,” said Hodel. 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