[CPEO-BIF] "Circuit board assembly plants caused Wake [Forest, NC] well contamination"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DENR: Circuit board assembly plants caused Wake well contamination



Adam Owens
WRAL TV-5 News (Raleigh, NC)
September 20, 2012

Two small circuit board assembly companies who were formerly located  
on Stony Hill Road near Wake Forest are likely responsible for  
contaminating the well water at 21 nearby homes, the North Carolina  
Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Wednesday.

DENR officials, along with representatives from the Environmental  
Protection Agency, met with dozens of concerned homeowners Wednesday  
to discuss their investigation.

"Everyone is looking for more answers," said John Roth of the  
Stonewalls Homeowners Association. "They want to make sure what they  
are consuming is safe."

Since the EPA started its investigation in July, at least 21 homes  
have tested positive for the presence of TCE - a cancer-causing  
cleaning agent used to get rid of grease - in well water. Twelve of  
those homes had dangerous levels of the contaminant.


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For the entire story, see
http://www.wral.com/news/local/wral_investigates/story/11567986/

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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
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