DEP Well Capping Raises Questions for Horsham Residents
The Department of Environmental Protection has ordered that Horsham residents with contaminated wells permanently close them and move to public water use.
By year's end, 40 Horsham Township homeowners whose wells have tested positive for contaminants that taint drinking water will be hooked to public water, officials said. The Horsham Township Council on Wednesday put forth several actions that would allow the Department of Environmental Protection to foot the bill for the $850,000 water line installation and the "mandatory hookup" of residents in the area of Limekiln Pike and Grindleton Lane and Davis Grove Road near Park Road. Testing of wells in this section of Horsham Township began in June 2011. Since then, DEP officials have said levels of perchloroethylene or PCE were detected that are “above safe drinking water standards.” The odorless and colorless chemical is a widely-used solvent …
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Theresa Katalinas
4:10 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
Yes, DEP is trying to determine the cause of the contamination: http://horsham.patch.com/articles/dep-eager-to-test-horsham-wells-for-contamination more ›