From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 15 Jul 2015 18:18:33 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] VOCs: Ft. Meade (MD) bottled water |
Fort Meade: Investigation into contamination source inconclusive, bottled water will continue By Cindy Huang Capital Gazette (MD) July 14, 2015 John Campbell, 68, grunted in pain Monday as he lifted a 5-gallon water jug — a regular task since 2009 when Fort George G. Meade detected contamination in groundwater where he lives. … The couple lives on Nevada Avenue where residents of about 40 homes with well water have been using bottled water for the last six years. The street is outside the military installation, but Fort Meade is investigating whether its military operations are the source of the contamination. ... Last week, Fort Meade officials told families the investigation into the source of the contamination was inconclusive and the residents will continue to receive bottled water. The price tag to date has been $90,000 for the water, Doyle said. She said recent test results revealed contamination from tetrachloroethylene - a common dry cleaning fluid - had decreased enough for people to drink the well water, but that Fort Meade will continue to provide bottled water as a cautionary measure. Residents hooked up to the county’s water system are not affected. … For the entire article, see http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ph-ac-cn-contaminated-wells-0715-20150714-story.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545 Fax: 650-961-8918 LSiegel@cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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