[CPEO-BIF] Public water for Morris Mill/Coulbourne Woods subdivision , Salisbury, Maryland

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Possible Cost of Water for Those Impacted by TCE

By Bill Mich
WBOC TV-16 News  (DELMARVA region)
January 20, 2014

SALISBURY, Md. - As Wicomico County moves forward with the plan for a  
solution to the problem of TCE in some private wells, the chemical  
continues to be found in more and more homes.

Out of 270 homes in the Morris Mill/Coulbourne Woods subdivision  
area, 91 of them have tested positive for TCE since late 2012.   
Fortunately for Andrea Greiner and her family, their home is not one  
of the 91, but that doesn't mean Greiner is against having a new  
water bill in the near future.

…

The county's plan is to connect every home in the impacted area to  
water from the city of Fruitland, whether the home has tested  
positive for TCE or not.  The means a new water bill for homeowners  
that have never had one before.  The county estimates, based on a  
gauge of 180 gallons per day, that homeowners could see a water rate  
of $73 a month.

...

For the entire story, see
http://www.wboc.com/story/24499961/cost-of-water-for-those-impacted- 
by-tce

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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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