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~ ; <br /> C_.~-1< <br /> i ~ ~ ~ <br /> rune 10, 1999 <br /> ONTACT: Ma Wall, Eugene Water & Electric Board, 984-4727 <br /> rom Eugene Pub is Works Public Information Section, 682-5523 <br /> OR 1MMEDIA E RELEASE <br /> PANEL DIS USSION ON METRO TV LOOKS AT MAJOR CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS <br /> What step have been taken to prevent and respond to major chemical accidents in our <br /> c mmunity? A pa el discussion airing next week on Metro Television (TCI Cable 11) will give you a <br /> c ance to see what a panel of experts has to say about this important public safety issue. Broadcasts are <br /> s heduled Sunday, June 13, at 9 and 11:45 p.m.;Tuesday, June 15, at 6 and 9:45 p.m.; and Friday, June <br /> 1 at 6 and 9:45 p. <br /> The panel iscussion was taped at a regional safety fair held June 5 in Eugene. The fair and <br /> p ~nel discussion hi hlighted the ways in which area industries and agencies plan to respond if a toxic or <br /> fl mmable chemic 1 release occurs. <br /> Jack Wilso ,associate editor at the Register-Guard, moderated the panel discussion. Panelists <br /> n~luded Paul Enge king and Mary O'Brien of Citizens for Public Accountability, Paul Dammen of the <br /> )t? gene Fire Depart ent, Robert Koster of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Dan Wise <br /> of the Lane Region 1 Air Pollution Authority, Larry Lowenkron of Neste Resins, David Breitenstein of <br /> E gene Public Wo ks, and Mark Wall of Eugene Water & Electric Board. <br /> Private and ublic agencies participating in the fair included Associated Lane Emergency <br /> R ponse Teams, A erican Red Cross, Borden Chemical, Citizens for Public Accountability, City of <br /> Eu ene, Eugene W er & Electric Board, Georgia-Pacific, Lane County, Lane Council of Governments, <br /> Neste Resins, Metr politan Wastewater Management Commission, OMNICRON Environmental <br /> Management, City f Springfield, and the University of Oregon. <br /> <br /> Publi¢ Works • Administrat on .City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 . FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />