[CPEO-MEF] VOCs: "Drilling near Fort Detrick [MD] unearths unsafe groundwater"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Drilling near Fort Detrick unearths unsafe groundwater

By Cara R. Anthony
Frederick News-Post (MD)
March 6, 2014

The latest off-post drilling project near a Fort Detrick Superfund  
site has revealed unsafe levels of groundwater contamination about  
100 feet from the Army's property line.

In a preliminary observation, the Army has detected TCE levels above  
the maximum contaminant level on an adjacent property owned by  
Waverly View Investors LLC. The discovery is an early observation  
that could change as work continues on the property, Fort Detrick  
officials explained Wednesday night during a meeting with the  
Restoration Advisory Board.

"I think the take-home message is that we are not seeing a plume that  
is extending southward that is impacting anyone," said Joseph Gortva,  
Detrick's restoration manager.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/ 
governmental_and_political_topics/military/army-continues-research-of- 
superfund-site/article_d340d26e-8c64-5673-bc61-ab330362a0a1.html

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Lenny Siegel
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