[CPEO-BIF] Waynesboro, Pennsylvania TCE contamination

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DEP reconsiders $1.2 million drinking water fix


by Jim Hook
Chambersburg Public Opinion (PA)
June 2, 2016

WAYNESBORO -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is rethinking a $1.2 million plan to correct drinking water contamination for nine homes southeast of Waynesboro.

Private springs and wells in the area are contaminated with trichloroethylene, a chemical that was popular 60 years ago as a metal degreaser. The chemical is a carcinogen and can lead to other health problems, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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The Waynesboro area contamination was discovered in 2007 when a well on Lyons Road was tested as part of a voluntary cleanup of a nearby commercial site, according to Repetz.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/local/2016/06/02/dep-reconsiders-12-million-drinking-water-fix/85253676/

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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>
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