DEP Eager to Test Horsham Wells for Contamination
Five homes have tested positive for high levels of PCE, making drinking water unsafe.
Approximately one-quarter of Horsham residences with well water – which could be unsafe to drink - have reportedly been unresponsive to requests from the state Department of Environmental Protection to test wells free of charge. In all, an estimated two dozen properties in the area of Limekiln Pike and Grindleton Lane use well water, according to DEP Environmental Trainee Carly Nagle. Of those, 15 of the properties have had their wells tested; and at least six of the property owners have not responded to Nagle’s well survey questionnaire, or her requests to conduct testing. Testing began in June as part of DEP’s regular monitoring following a previous contamination stemming from nearby Glemser Brothers, which had at one time operated a gas…
