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5 Clllp AttttfflfOtt Friday, February 6, 1970FortSeesProblemNoOnPollutionCleanUpOfficials at. Fort McClellan and Anniston Army Depot say their facilities have “virtually no problem” with pollution, and they don’t expect to be affected by President Nixon’s orders that immediate stepsbe taken to eliminate air andwater pollution caused by federal projects and installations.Calling the federal government “one of the Nation’s worst polluters,” the President Wednesday signed a detailed executive order directing federal agencies to set anexample for the nation.But Lt. Col. Rose Stauber, public information officer at Fort McClellan said the fort has virtually no problem of air or water pollution. Lt. Col. Charles E. Downs, director of facilities engineering, says we're in good shape.”And Col. William McKean, fort commander, said ‘‘the problems of pollution are of continuing concern to us. We have a pollution control officer and he continually checks our situation. 1 believe I can say itfurnaces. “We have had a phase program to convert coal fire furnaces to gas fire. A number were converted this past summer. We now have less than a dozen active buildings on coal fire.” these are scheduled to be changed over to gas by fiscal year 1973, Col. Stauber said.Col. Stauber also said thefort has one of the best” sewage treatment plants. She said the water the fort puts into Cain Creek “is purer than the natural water in the creek.”Asked about the smoke generator company in training at the Fort, Col. Stauber admitted that “there would besome pollution from that.”But she said, This is infrequent, for one thing. It's no continuing situation at all.”At Bynum, Public Information Officer Franklin Johnson told The Star, “I don’t see where it (the order) will affect us, because we're already doing all we can. .The President Thursday«flew to Indianapolis and Chi-I'A IL* I i I - tI1 »message to Congress on the environment will be sent toCapitol Hill in about 10 days, White House Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler said.In ordering federal agenciesto eliminate pollution withinthree years, Nixon said $359million would be provided for the task. The 1971 budget provides for $92 million to begin.All facilities built in the future must be pollution free, the President said, adding that “Budget requests for new facilities must include all necessary funds for pollution control.”When Russell Train, chairman-designate of theEnvironmental Quality Council. was asked for examples of federal installations that cause pollution, he mentioned St Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington and the UnitedStates Military Academy at West Point, N. Y.ST. ELIZABETH'S has been“a verv serious source ofA $3.1 millior ment plant is West Point tc disposal in the Train explainec He said thaDepartment, th also the biggest The Presidi directs federa meet state anti dards by Dlt; Federal stand pollution contri by the Secret) Plducation and those for wate the Secretary cTHE ORDEanother import efforts to cenvironment,” ditected theQuality Counei surveillance” c up program an mend any fuwhich may be iThe new or the deficiencit orders, “setsdards. . . pro'Ah P£\ ** **%■ n 4
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Anniston Star
Anniston, Alabama, US
Fri, Feb 06, 1970
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