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Show 4THANNUAL INfHlNATIONALIIAZAll.DOUS els to get out of the bus1 ness 1f they MATFJUALS .ASSOCIATION CX>NFmlHNCB .KJNE 17-19. 1987 wished to evoi d 11 ebi 1i ty. June W1 ckhem I of the Utoh Environment Center end e Leegue member., wes on the penel which eddressed the solutions to the problem of defining responsibilities. June discussed the community perspective end urged conference attendees to "Remember thet ell of us ere responsible for the legacy we leeve our children end the1 r ch11 dren., yet unborn. In the 1ong run., economic activity end enYironmentel protection go hand in hemd. This is stewardship: It cen end must be so: Cecil D. Andrus . ldoho Stole Governor end former Interior Secretery in the Certer Admi ni stret ion .. geve the opening eddress et the Hezerdous Meter1els Associetion Conference on June 17th-19th et the Sheraton Hotel. Mr. Andrus predicted that sef e hendl 1ng of toxic end hezordous materials will be the environmentol issue of the next decade. He stressed that it is essent i o1 that new techniques be developed to reduce the quantities of hazardous materials through such methods es substitution . neutre11zet1on end recycling. ,echnology created it., end technology can handle it"., Andrus remarked. -Kate Perk COMMUNITY RIGIIT TO KNOW LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITIEES The conference hod on emergency response focus but included workshops on sampling methods,. smell quentity generators., end underground storage tanks. A highlight of the conference was e hezerdous meteriels response exercise. Attendees portic1poted 1n o tabletop exercise involving o simuloted hozordous materials incident which emphasized coordi net or communi cot 1on responsi bi 1it i es end decision making. In the role ploy exercise p1eyers assumed roles ont 1thet i co 1 to their prof essionol roles. An environmentol lew ponel set forth the liebi lity of generators es being .. strict (good f oith defense) end "Joint end severe 1"(eoch contri but 1ng porty cen be held liable); once o generetor produces weste it is forever responsible for it. Eugene J. Riorden, J.D., advised individu- BY AUGUBT 17TH., IALT LilE COUNTY Alm 8 OTHER YET TO BE DESIGNATED AREAS AROUND THE STATE OF UTAH VILL HAVE TO FORM LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COM!YJITTEES TO BE IN COMPLIANCE '11TH THE BUPERFUND ACT REAUTHORlZArrON AMENDMENTS - SARA m. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A COMMITTEE ME:tt!BER AND VORKING ON E!YIERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, PLEASE COm'ACT BANDY AT THE LEAGUE OFFICE PH - 272-8683 BY JULY 30., 1987 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Rex Loker Environmental Architect N 8tl: i.kt Vottr Custom Residential Design Appropriate to the Environment 328-8100 LWV References on Request -3- 8ULJl.tt' 198? |
