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DAnXe NEWS mw roan hmh NiwtSSaa** ** 0. 2,129,901 SUN. 2.918JM JAN 31 1976 * Hits Carey for Stand On Dumping of PCB , . By BRUCE BRAKE : Washington, Jan. SO (News Bureau)--Rep. Richard L. Ottinger (D-Westchester) rapped Gov. Carey today for putting pressure on his own environmental commissioner to drop a policy that would require Genera) Electric to stop dumping the toxic chemical PCB into the Hudson River by Sept. SO. Testifying on the Impact of PCB dumping, Ottinger (old a House fisheries and wildlife sub committee, "Unfortunately, our former colleague here, Gov. SCarey, wants to overrule hie commissioner because of the eeoomic impact that would result S GE chose to leave New York.'' ` deplorable,'* Ottinger eeid toda"y". According to federal environ mental officials, General Electric is discharging about one to two ounds of PCB on moot days. ut at one point, the discharge level waa SO pounds a day. Last month, the federal agen cy moved to stop PCB dumping, an action that will force General PCB, or oolychlorinated bi Electric to stop its dumping en phenyl, ia a fire-resistant chemi tirely, but not until June 30, cal used chiefly aa an Insulating 1977. fluid in electrical equipment. The Ottinger blamed the US. chemical is suspected of being a Environmental Protection Agen- Mncr-e.iutn, .gent and hid j e, (or not nttin, ioon.r. "The been linked to reproductive failurea and other disorders in mammals. Last August. Ogden Reid, the EPA has just been miserably derelicted in using the enforced powers it had to do this," he said. state environmental conservation commissioner, warned New Yorkers not to eat striped bass from the Hudson because they were found to oontaio high levels of PCB. Richard L. PIye, a water en forcement official for the EPA's New York region, protest ed that his offiee had been "far from derelict." "If that's the case," Ottinger Reid's agency is proposing that retorted, "how could you permit GE be ordered to atop all PCB 30 pounds a day of PCB to be dumping by Sept. 30. But yester dumped?" day it was disclosed that Gov. "That was an interim level," Carey bad sidtd with hit com Flye said. "It's very difficult to merce commissioner, John cut it off immediately." Dyson, In contending that the In Albany, a spokesman for deadline should be dropped be Environmental ,, Commiwionr cause tough environmental poli Reid issued a statement indicat cies would drive industry from ing that the agency intended to the state. -* press ahead with its depai inten "This attitude on the part of ts! proceeding against General business and business' represen Electric and might yet sot an tatives in government is totally earlier deadline for a PCB ban. MONS 032866