U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (Calif.) asked the government to provide $3 million to develop the technology to remove chromium 6 from contaminated water wells.

U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (Calif.) asked a House Appropriations Committee to provide $3 million for Glendale, Calif., to develop the technology to remove chromium 6 from contaminated water wells. The $3 million will be added to the $6 million being sought from the state to develop a pilot treatment plant capable of removing contaminants such as chromium 6, officials said. Chromium 6 is known to cause cancer when inhaled, but experts disagree over safe limits when it is ingested in water.