[CPEO-BIF] Homes near Southbridge landfill, Charlton, Massachusetts

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

21 Charlton homes near Southbridge landfill test positive for toxin

By Debbie LaPlaca
Worcester Telegram (MA)
November 3. 2015 

CHARLTON – Casella Waste Systems reported Tuesday that 21 residential wells near the Southbridge landfill have tested positive for a toxic chemical, four at levels that exceed drinking water standards.

A professional geologist, working as a consultant for Casella, said the science points away from the landfill being responsible.

Health board members have repeatedly made clear they oppose a Casella Waste Systems plan to expand the Southbridge landfill into Charlton, saying it was only a matter of time until the landfill contaminated nearby residential wells.

On Friday, Casella informed the board that recent testing revealed three home wells on H Foote Road are contaminated with an excessive level of probable human carcinogen 1,4-dioxane. The new findings bring the total on that road to four.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.telegram.com/article/20151103/NEWS/151109704

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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