[CPEO-BIF] TCE in Nockamixon, Pennsylvania

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Nockamixon residents fear water contamination

Amanda Cregan

Doylestown Intelligencer (PA)

April 28, 2011 

Nockamixon homeowners are growing increasingly concerned that their water might not be safe to drink.

At a special meeting Thursday night, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection officials hosted an informational session regarding a hazardous chemical contamination.

Elevated levels of trichloroethylene, commonly called TCE, have been found in homes' drinking wells in the township.

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Some locals believe the contamination likely originated from Manfred DeRewal's former chemical company, which operated in Nockamixon in the 1960s.

DeRewal recycled chemicals and metals on a 113-acre property.

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For the entire article, see

http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/new_hope/nockamixon-residents-fear-water-contamination/article_c02024cc-7207-11e0-97e5-0019bb30f31a.html

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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>

http://www.cpeo.org

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