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>> >>DWANE BROWN: A 20 YEAR DEBATE OVER WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING UP SAN DIEGO
BAY IS A STEP CLOSER TONIGHT TO BEING SETTLED. THE PORT DISTRICT HAS BROKERED A TENTATIVE
AGREEMENT TO PAY A SHARE OF THE 50 MILLION DOLLAR DREDGING PROJECT.
>> >>: IT'S A PICTURE PERFECT VIEW LOOKING OF SAN DIEGO BEAG JUST SOUTH OF THE CORONADO
BRIDGE. LURKING BELOW THE SURFACE IS DECADES OF TOXIC
MATERIALS FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND URBAN RUN OFF.
IT'S ALSO CONTAMINATED SEA LIFE IN THE AREA WHERE FISHERMAN ARE OFTEN SEEN.
>> >>: WE'RE DEALING WITH THE BAY IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS BEEN ACTIVELY, YOU KNOW
A SOURCE OF INDUSTRIAL UP A OPERATIONS FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS.
>> >>DWANE BROWN: PORT COMMISSIONER SAYS IT'S BEEN A COMPLICATED PROCESS GETTING THOSE MOST
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTAMINATION TO AGREE TO A CLEAN UP.
HE SAYS NASSCO, AND BAE SYSTEMS HAVE GIVEN TENTATIVE APPROVAL TO DO THE DREDGING IN THE
AREA. >> >>: WE UNDERSTAND NASSCO IS STAGING THEIR
EQUIPMENT AS WE SPEAK. WE HOPE VERY SOON WE WILL HAVE THE WORK BEGINNING
AND IT WILL BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> >>DWANE BROWN: IT'S ONE OF THE COMMERCIALLY
IMPORTANT AREAS O OF THE BAY, NEXT TO A MILITARY BASE.
CLEANING IT UP WON'T SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS BUT WILL GO A LONG WI.
NASSCO SAYS THE DREDGING WORK WILL BEGIN ONCE THEY SECURE THE FUNDING.
IT COULD TAKE FIVE YEARS TO COMPLETE.