Tainted Well Water May Take 2 Years to Fix

Some Horsham homeowners with possible contaminated wells may have to wait two years to connect to public water. 

Additional investigation is needed by the Department of Environmental Protection before residents of Park Road and Midfield Drive can convert to public water, Horsham Township Manager Bill Walker said during Wednesday's council meeting.

Dichloroethylene, or DCE, was detected earlier this year in that section of town when a homeowner tested the property’s well, Walker said previously.

Since DEP had already agreed to fund a "mandatory hookup" of residents in the area of Limekiln Pike and Grindleton Lane and Davis Grove Road near Park Road, Walker had requested that the state agency also consider providing public water connection to homeowners where the DCE contamination was detected.

But, on Wednesday, Walker said DEP had more investigating to do before additional water line hookups could become reality.

The "two-year process" for the latest round of contamination will include a public hearing this fall in the Horsham Community Center, he said.

Meanwhile, the 40 residents along Limekiln Pike and Grindleton Lane and Davis Grove Road near Park Road whose wells tested positive two years ago for PCE will be connected to public water by year's end, according to Walker.

That project is expected to go out for bid later this month, he said.