[CPEO-BIF] TCE found in Manchester, Connecticut groundwater

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

New monitoring wells sunk in I-park after chemicals found in groundwater

By Kym Soper
Machester Journal Inquirer (CT)
December 17, 2014

MANCHESTER - Two monitoring wells have been dug in a local industrial  
park after traces of a chemical degreaser were found in the  
groundwater that leads to one of the town's aquifers.

Public Works Director Mark Carlino said the wells were dug by a  
private company, Arcadis U.S. Inc., for the former owner of Cametoid  
Technologies.

Three barrels of dirt were removed to dig the wells, and as standard  
practice, the soil will also be tested, Carlino said.

The wells were dug to test and monitor the groundwater and ensure the  
underground reservoir off Parker Street remains clean, he added.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.journalinquirer.com/page_one/new-monitoring-wells-sunk-in- 
i-park-after-chemicals-found/article_74895048-860c-11e4-bf31- 
cb724a75418f.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
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