Carson’s Carousel residents frustrated at Regional Water Board, Shell Oil over toxic soil
Molly Peterson/KPCC: Residents of Carson’s Carousel neighborhood voiced anger and frustration at a public meeting Thursday, where water regulators said they’re readying a cleanup order for soil contamination under their houses.
Officials at the regional water quality control board say theyre almost ready with a cleanup order for the Carousel neighborhood of Carson. Some residents of the Carousel neighborhood are greeting those plans with anger and criticism.
Environmental testing has revealed toxic soil contamination under hundreds of homes on land where Shell Oil once ran a tank farm.