[CPEO-MEF] PFCs: "Navy could pay $12 million to clean water" near Pennsylvania facilities

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy could pay $12 million to clean water in Montco and Bucks


by Jessica Parks
Philadelphia Inquirer (CA)
February 24, 2015

The Navy could be paying upwards of $12 million to filter  
contaminated drinking water around former military bases in  
Montgomery and Bucks Counties.

Elevated levels of perflourinated compounds, which have been linked  
to cancer and reproductive issues, were found last year in several  
drinking water wells in Horsham, Warrington, and Warminster. At an  
open house in Horsham Wednesday, local officials, and Navy and  
Environmental Protection Agency representatives said they are making  
progress on fixing the problem.

The Warminster Municipal Authority has signed a $4 million agreement  
with the Navy to install a "granular activated carbon filtration  
system" on three contaminated wells, said WMA General Manager Timothy  
D. Hagey.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/ 
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See also http://patch.com/pennsylvania/horsham/water-contamination- 
horsham-warminster-be-discussed-two-forums-week?

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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