[CPEO-MEF] PFCs: "City Urges Water-system Expansion to help Moose Creek [AK] Deal With Tainted Groundwater"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

City Urges Water-system Expansion to help Moose Creek Deal With Tainted Groundwater 

By TIM ELLIS
KUAC (AK)
July 19, 2017 
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Officials with the Air Force and other agencies are asking members of the public to weigh-in on several proposals to provide drinking water to Moose Creek residents who can’t use their wells because of groundwater contamination. The pollution came from Eielson Air Force Base’s use of firefighting foam in years past. On Monday, North Pole City Council members made it clear they believe expanding their municipal water system to Moose Creek is the best alternative.

The North Pole City Council unanimously passed a resolution in Monday’s meeting stating its support for expanding the city’s water system to Moose Creek, because says Mayor Bryce Ward, it’s the best long-term solution to providing drinking water to the community.

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For the entire story, see
http://fm.kuac.org/post/city-urges-water-system-expansion-help-moose-creek-deal-tainted-groundwater

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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