[CPEO-MEF] PFCs: "Residents of Security, Widefield and Fountain urged to test wells, " Colorado Springs, CO

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Due to contamination concerns, residents of Security, Widefield and Fountain urged to test wells

By Jakob Rodgers  
Colorado Springs Gazette
March 27, 2016 

Location of the Widefield Aquifer from The Widefield Aquifer Management Program presentation. 

Public health officials are urging private well owners in Security, Widefield and Fountain to test their water amid concerns that firefighting and carpet chemicals have contaminated the area's aquifer.

A contractor expects to begin testing the wells late next week for perfluorinated compounds - human-made chemicals that could cause several health problems with prolonged exposure. 
The tests may help pinpoint the source of PFCs that the Environmental Protection Agency said exceeded health advisory levels in several public wells drawing from the Widefield aquifer.

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For the entire article, see
http://gazette.com/due-to-contamination-concerns-residents-of-security-widefield-and-fountain-urged-to-test-wells/article/1572898

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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