[CPEO-BIF] North Montgomery (Alabama) TCE plume

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[Maybe I'm missing something, but TCE amy pose a health risk at 10 to 15 
feet below the surface if there are people living, studying, or working 
above it. - LS]

Project designed to purge toxic plume in north Montgomery

By Jill Nolin
Montgomery Advertiser (AL)
August 9, 2009


Ten years after a contaminant was found in the groundwater in north 
Montgomery, a project that will create a natural purging system for the 
chemical is ready for construction.
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The contractor, McDonald Construction of Union Springs, has started 
setting up for the construction project. The project, which costs $4.7 
million and is also a stream restoration project, is scheduled to be 
finished by May 15, according to Alabama Department of Transportation 
project engineer Ashley Cousins.

....

The TCE does not present a health risk as long as it stays 10 to 15 feet 
beneath the surface of the ground, which is why the state is also 
creating an "institutional control program" that prohibits property 
owners from digging wells or even installing an in-ground pool without 
the state's approval. The TCE has had no effect on the area's drinking 
water, Cousins said

....

For the entire article, see
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20090809/NEWS01/908090327/Project+designed+to+purge+toxic+plume+in+north+Montgomery

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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