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<pre>Dear Maurice

You mentioned in your previous message that you "are required by law to meet
very stringent requirements in all stages from the tree to the finished
product." I remember a few years ago, maybe 7-9 years ago, one of the olive
processors in California was in trouble with the EPA. I believe it was for
polluting the underground water with brine water or something. Then they
closed it up and forced them to bankruptcy.

Did they, the processor of the EPA, solve the problem?

What about the vegetable water by-product that the olive mills produce? How
do the mills in California manage to get rid of this water right now?

I would like to hear from member of other countries as well on this matter.

Sincerely

Jamal Sadoun
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