[CPEO-MEF] VOCs, EXPANSION: Guam water well

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Navy re-examines well: Could provide 1 million gallons of water

By Brett Kelman
Pacific Daily News (GU)
October 11, 2010

An unusual, sideways water well that once skimmed the aquifer under 
Upper Tumon could be transferred from the Navy to the Guam Waterworks 
Authority, becoming the agency's most productive well just as the 
buildup demands more drinking water.

This "Maui-style" well hasn't been used in more than 10 years, but the 
facility is intact, built into the cliffside behind the Slingshot in 
Tumon. The well was built in the late 1940s and was used consistently 
for five decades, according to Naval Facilities Engineering Command 
Marianas.

...

According to an assessment by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry, the well once produced more than 30 percent of all 
the water needed by Andersen Air Force Base. But then, 15 years ago, 
water tests found contamination.

The assessment states the well was shut down in 1995 after it tested 
positive for tetrachloroethylene, or PCE, which is used for dry cleaning 
and metal degreasing.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20101011/NEWS01/10110311

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Lenny Siegel
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