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Community Relations Community Relations Site List Marlton Lakes Ground Water Investigation
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Marlton Lakes Ground Water Investigation
Evesham Township, Burlington County
PI #: 248193
Community Relations Coordinator: Heather Swartz (609) 984-7135
SITE DESCRIPTION/RESOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS:
As
of 23 September 2005
Sampling conducted by residents, the Burlington County Health Department
and NJDEP’s Remedial Response Element in 2005 identified approximately
25 residential wells in the Marlton Lakes region of Evesham Township that
were contaminated with tetrachloroethylene (also known as perchloroethylene,
or PCE) or mercury at levels exceeding New Jersey Drinking Water Standards.
The sources of the contamination are unknown. NJDEP’s Environmental
Claims Administration has installed Point-of-Entry Treatment (POET) systems
on the affected wells to provide potable water for the residents while
the extent of the contamination is determined and long-term water supply
options are evaluated. The Remedial Response Element will sample other
private wells in the area in late 2005 and use the results to delineate
the Currently Known Extent (CKE) of the well contamination and conduct
a water supply alternatives analysis for the site. Additional investigative
work is underway by NJDEP to identify possible sources of the PCE and
mercury contamination in the ground water.
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