POSTED:
5:58 pm CDT August 24, 2004
Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Army is developing a
plan to require a sharper ability to detect leaks at eight chemical weapons
storage sites, including the Anniston Army Depot.The director of the Army's
Chemical Material Agency, Michael Parker, said it is hoped the new guidelines
will be in place by next spring.
The agency held a workshop Monday for environmental officials, activists
and disposal site officials.Participants made 13 recommendations, including
improvements in the notification process, adding supplemental monitoring,
lowering the number of false alarms and improving measurement equipment.
Parker said all sites already exceed current federal requirements.
The $1 billion incinerator has destroyed more than 34,000 rockets and about
37,000 gallons of the nerve agent since it began operations on Aug. 9, 2003.
