[CPEO-BIF] Reclassifying highway barn groundwater, Lakeville, Massachusetts

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Resolution of highway barn contamination is in sight

By CINDY DOW
New Bedford Standard Times
September 24, 2009

LAKEVILLE - The Board of Selectmen met with Superintendent of Streets 
Christopher Peck and Alan Hanscom of the Beta Engineering Group to 
discuss the engineer's recommendation to address the contamination of 
ground water at the highway barn by reclassifying the water from 
groundwater one to groundwater two.

"The scenario that we've now identified, which is going to be by far the 
easiest thing for the town to do, is to reclassify the groundwater," Mr. 
Hanscom said.

He noted that the Department of Environmental Protection made amendments 
to the groundwater standards in 2008 that will allow for the 
reclassification.

In order to meet the guidelines for reclassification, BETA will need to 
map the existing wells within the vicinity of the contamination using 
GPS, and assess the use of non-potable water supply wells.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090924/PUB04/909240427

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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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