[CPEO-BIF] Replacing TCE-contaminated water, Garden City, Indiana

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

GARDEN CITY: Grant could route city water to mobile homes

By Mark Webber 
Columbus Republic (IN)
April 24, 2021
 
Another effort is being made to bring city water to the Garden City Mobile Home Community.

If funds can be obtained through the Indiana Office of Community and Urban Affairs and other sources, a 4,750 foot water main will be installed that will eventually serve residents of the mobile home community, located off State Road 11. The grant money being sought consists of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars that are administered by the state.   

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In 2018, federal environmental officials said they would spend $320,000 to clean up trichloroethylene (TCE) in the plume under Garden City, and to continue with filtering water at several private wells at properties there. TCE, which is an industrial solvent, has been known to be a cause of cancer.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.therepublic.com/2021/04/24/garden_city_grant_could_route_city_water_to_mobile_homes-3/


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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