[CPEO-BIF] Victor TCE plume: "No cleanup necessary"

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

DEC says no cleanup necessary for Victor plume

Steve Orr
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY)
October 15, 2009


Two-and-a-half years after a public uproar in Victor over a contaminated 
plume of groundwater, state officials have concluded that the level of 
toxic solvents is low enough, and the threat minimal enough, that no 
cleanup is needed.
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In a proposed remedial action plan that has been mailed to residents and 
town officials, the state Department of Environmental Conservation noted 
that many homes have been connected to piped-in public water and 
outfitted with special ventilation systems, which DEC officials believe 
will eliminate any chance of public exposure to chemical-tainted well 
water or vapors.

"We've aggressively pursued the necessary action to prevent the public 
from having exposure to the contamination," said DEC spokeswoman Maureen 
Wren.

The agency's preferred path is to monitor the solvents, including 
trichloroethene, or TCE, to make sure their concentrations in 
groundwater continue to decline.



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For the entire article, see
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20091015/NEWS01/910150327/1002/NEWS

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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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