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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. friday, december 9, 1983 new/bowling green state university EPA will impose stiff fines FREMONT, Ohio (AP) - Waste Management held a permit. pairing and updating all the wells, Management Inc. will be assessed ALL THE leaks occurred between despite having no assurances that stiff fines for allowing six hazardous 2,400 and 2,700 feet below ground and they will be used again. waste disposal wells on a site near none of the waste has escaped into 'It's a calculated business deci- Vickery to leak into the wrong ground groundwater supplies, Maynard said. sion," said George Vander Velde, formation, the Ohio Environmental "We have no evidence to suggest technical director for Chemical Waste Protection Agency said yesterday. the safety of the residents living[Bthe Management, the subsidiary of Waste But EPA Director Robert Maynard area is in any way endangered," be Management that operates the Ohio said he doesn't agree with requests by said. liquid Disposal site. area residents that the site be closed. A study of 10 other hazardous waste "We believe deep-well injection can All six of the wells used at the Ohio disposal wells from other parts of be done properly and there will be Liquid Disposal site have leaked and Ohio also will be conducted, Maynard regulations and standards to cover baa structural damage capable of said. them," he said. causing further leaks, according to a Those wells are used by companies Miller said Waste Management will study performed by Underground Re- to dispose of their own wastes, Rich- pay whatever fine is assessed for the sources Management, a Texas com- ard Shank, EPA enforcement chief waste disposal violations. pany that was hired by the EPA but said. In a meeting with the Sandusky paid for by Waste Management. One of six Waste Management County Health Board, Maynard said "I am asking Attorney General wells is being tested, but all the others dioxin-contaminated sludge that was Anthony Celebrezze to take appropri- have been closed indefinitely, effecti- found in a waste-holding lagoon in ate legal action against those respon- vely suspending waste disposal at the September will be studied at Battelle sible for the violations," he said. "I Sandusky County site. Memorial Institute in Columbus. believe that a substantial civil penalty "I've made no commitments about "Although I am eager to have all is in order in this case." the future," Maynard said. "They say the cleanup completed, I insist that it Toxic materials leaked into what is What about the future?' And I say, be done right," Maynard said, "be- known as the Mavnardsville forma- There isn't any future right now.* *' cause I only want it done once. I don't tion of rocks, one level above the Mt. Waste Management attorney Jef- want the EPA to be back here in a few Simon formation, for which Waste frey Miller said the company is re- months or a few years." New pet law drafted by Jeff James "The ordinance then lists several "This new ordinance will only open staff reporter animals such as bears, eagles, con- a whole new can of worms," Lull said. strictor snakes, skunks and water "I still think there are some ambig- After three months of work, the buffalo," she said. uous phrases in the ordinance. For special council committee formed to The old ordinance, which the pet example a poisonous fish. Are they create a new city pet ordinance has store owners felt was ambiguous, refering to the ones that make you drafted what they believe to be an simply stated that "it was unlawful to swell up when it bites you or what? I agreeable proposal, according to Pat- keep in the city limits any animal still think there are a lot of un- rick Ng, chairman of the committee. which was not native to Ohio," Mike answered questions in this ordi- However, the largest group of crit- Lull, owner of The Hutch pet store, nance." Lull said. ics of the old ordinance, city pet store 1011 S. Main, said. owners, say the revised ordinance, Tache thinks some of the certain "is still not fair," according to Tim CITY COUNCIL first heard com- animals listed in the ordinance need Tache, owner of Davy Jones' Pet plaints against the pet ordinance not be on it. Locker, 178 S. Main. when the owners of two area pet "I oppose that the term constrictor "The new ordinance says that it is stores were cited for!or having beetx con- ■takes be on the list because some unlawful for any person to keep in -strictora in their laapeitlie abepe. typem,like com, or garter cooatnetora their possession within the city limits Bom owners were brought to court for are native to the USTlf they got out, any poisonous reptile or any other breaking the city ordinance. Before who would care," Tache said. "They dangerous or carnivorous wild animal the two owners were to appear in are native to this area anyway." or reptile, and vicious or dangerous court, tbey voiced their views at a dty The proposed ordinance needs to go domesticated animal or any other council meeting. Feeling the pres- through three readings before council animal or reptile of wild, vicious or sure, council organized the special before it becomes an ordinance. The dangerous propensities," a dry offi- committee to compose a new ordi- pet store owners said they will ad- cial said of the new proposal. nance, a city offical said. dress council at that time. Dg news stott/Cori Lee Ciloni Klrt Kisselle, sophomore accounting major, began studying for Cramming for finals finals yesterday in the Jerome Library. Finals begin Thursday. Dec. 15. Soviets take break Arms talks dropped SLS advertises for lawyer GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) - The issues in START - the Strategic Arms deployment of new American missiles Soviet Union recessed its nuclear Reduction Talks. in Europe compels the Soviet side to by Janet Boyer then make recommendations to the next semester's bills are received, strategic-arms talks with the United On Nov. 23, after the arrival of the re-examine all the issues which are staff reporter Board, Eakin said. SLS has two more attempts to raise States yesterday without setting a American cruise and Penning II mis- the subject of the discussion at the However, SLS Inc. is not the only the money. date for resumption. siles in Western Europe, the Soviets talks on the limitation and reduction HELP WANTED: "a non-profit soUdtinabodv. Dr. Steven Ludd. the "The brochure that will be going U.S. officials predicted the Soviets broke off the medium-range "Euro- of strategic armaments." the Soviet corporation is soliciting attorneys SLS Inc. Board's advisor, said. out to students states 'If after four would return to the bargaining table. missile" talks, which bad been car- news agency Tass said later in sum- who will make offers of a prepaid "Any lawyer can present a package consecutive semesters the goal is still But Moscow's move threatened to ried on parallel to the START marizing the Soviet argument. student legal service plan to the before the board but we hope they will out of reach, the money in escrow will leave the two superpowers with no discussions on long-range missiles Board of Trustees of Bowling Green consider the SLS recommendations not be refunded but instead will be major forum for negotiating cutbacks and bombers. Earlier this week. Soviet officials in State University." with priority," he added. turned over to the Advisory Commit- in nuclear missiles. Yesterday's meeting had been Moscow warned that the strategic This advertisement, which ap- The SLS Inc. Board has been follow- tee on General Fee Allocations for In Washington, President Reagan, scheduled as the final one of the arms talks were headed in the same peared in December's Ohio Bar Asso- ing a time line since October, in order distribution among various student while sounding optimistic about an current round, before beginning a direction as the medium-range nego- ciation magazine, is the Student Legal to figure out when the program will organizations,' "Eakin said. eventual resumption of the talks, sig- holiday recess. Ordinarily the sides tiations, which Kremlin leaders have Services Inc.'s first attempt at hiring take effect, Eakin said. Currently, the Even though the SLS board will naled that he may be ready for a would have set a resumption date for written off as a "dead letter." a lawyer, so SLS can become a reality SLS Inc. is right on schedule and have two more semesters to raise the summit meeting with Soviet leader approximately eight weeks from now. After the 35-minute final session. spring semester. expects to have all resumes in by Dec. needed monies, it is the general con- Yuri Andropov. But Soviet Ambassador Viktor Kar- Rowny told reporters the United As of last Monday two lawyers nave 31, he added.