Hills, Iowa perchlorate

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Answer to Hills' water woes may be years away

Feds to supply bottled water for time being

By Deidre Bello
Iowa City Press-Citizen
July 16, 2004

HILLS - A federal official told Hills residents Thursday that the 
government expects to supply bottled water to the community for at least 
another year as an investigation continues into the cause of groundwater 
contamination.

Details

* The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing bottled water to 
24 homes in Hills with perchlorate contamination greater than 18 parts 
per billion.

That year could extend to a second year, but city officials should start 
pursuing other resources, said Craig Smith, project leader with the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency Region 7.

"We want to find the source to help pay for groundwater cleanup 
efforts," Smith said.

Officials with Region 7 and specialists with the Iowa Department of 
Public Health and Iowa Department of Natural Resources had a three-hour 
community meeting at the town community center to update residents about 
ongoing groundwater and soil sampling efforts, which will resume next 
week. About 30 people attended the meeting.

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for the entire article, see
http://www.press-citizen.com/news/071604hills.htm

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Lenny Siegel
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