[CPEO-BIF] "State tests wells near former Square D plant, " Asheville, North Carolina

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State tests wells near former Square D plant

by Clarke Morrison
Asheville Citizen-Times (NC)
PRIL 8, 2013

ASHEVILLE - State environmental officials are testing wells around the former Square D plant to determine if they have been tainted by industrial contaminants. The work is part of ongoing monitoring efforts at the Bingham Road site where toxic solvents have contaminated the groundwater, according to the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

While the area around the facility is served by the Asheville water system, department workers are attempting to locate any wells used as drinking water sources within a half mile of the former plant, spokeswoman Cathy Akroyd said.

Using Asheville Water Resources Department records and other sources, 376 parcels were identified within the half-mile radius, she said.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20130408/NEWS/304080010/State-tests-wells-near-former-Square-D-plant

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
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