[CPEO-MEF] Ban sought on drinking wells in RDX plume

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Ban sought on drinking wells in RDX plume
By Tracy Overstreet 
The Independent 
01/26/01

http://www.theindependent.com/stories/012601/new_wells26.html

Zoning regulations may change in parts of Grand Island and Hall County to
prevent the digging of drinking water wells. 

The change is being proposed to ensure that people owning or buying land
directly above groundwater contaminated with RDX -- a compound used in making
explosives at the Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant -- will not expose
themselves to it through drinking water. 

"We don't want anybody in the RDX plume to be drilling residential wells," said
Tom Jamieson, plant manager. 

Studies have shown that RDX consumed over long periods can lead to neurological
problems, urinary tract disease, memory problems and weakness or paralysis in
limbs.

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http://www.theindependent.com/stories/012601/new_wells26.html



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