| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Fri, 17 Jul 2015 22:30:14 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
| Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] "Scientists Finishing Study Of TCE Contamination In Haddam, " Connecticut |
Scientists Finishing Study Of TCE Contamination In Haddam By ERIK HESSELBERG Hartford Courant (CT) July 18, 2015 HADDAM - A team of geologists, including experts from the U.S. Geological Survey, is wrapping up a yearlong study of groundwater pollution in Tylerville, where drinking water wells are contaminated with the industrial solvent TCE. Nearly 100 test wells have been sunk to track the plume of contamination that extends easterly from Route 154 to the Connecticut River, an area of about 250 acres. ... Pociu said DEEP is focusing on five properties in the area of Bridge Road, part of Route 82, where the chemical may have been disposed. "We know 18 wells are contaminated [with TCE]. The question is, where did it start - where is point A?" … For the entire article, see http://www.courant.com/health/hc-tylerville-groundwater-pollution-20150718-story.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545 Fax: 650-961-8918 LSiegel@cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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