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 | The expansion proposal would allow tank
training as close as 500 meters to the major power line that carries electricity
from Utah and Nevada to Los Angeles. |
| This contravenes a prior agreement with DWP to
maintain at least a one mile buffer. The Department of Water and Power are
concerned about the serious and real risks to their power supply posed by
accidents and by dust which could short the conductors on the pylons. |
| A study from the Environmental Working Group in 1997 ranked NTC as the second largest
generator of particulate pollution in California, generating 28,000 tons of
microscopic dust particles a year. More
acres for tank training will only translate into more air pollution. |
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