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Community Relations Community Relations Site List White Horse Pike Ground Water Contamination
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North Main Street Ground Water Contamination
Various Locations
Monroe Township, Gloucester County
PI #: G000041273
BLOCK: Various LOT: Various
Community Relations Coordinator: Mindy Mumford (609) 777-1976
SITE DESCRIPTION/RESOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS:
As
of 28 June 2004
Sampling conducted by USEPA, the Gloucester County Health Department
and NJDEP’s Remedial Response Element between 1999 and 2001 identified
11 private potable wells in this area that were contaminated with volatile
organic compounds and/or mercury at levels exceeding New Jersey Drinking
Water Standards. The primary volatile organic contaminant was tetrachloroethylene
(also known as perchloroethylene, or PCE). The sources of the contamination
are unknown. Point-of-Entry Treatment (POET) systems were installed on
the wells with funds provided by NJDEP to supply potable water for the
residents. In 2002, the Remedial Response Element delineated the Currently
Known Extent (CKE) of the contamination and completed a water supply alternatives
analysis that concluded the most cost-effective long-term remedy was the
continued use of POET systems at the affected homes. The Remedial Response
Element is periodically sampling private potable wells inside and outside
of the CKE to monitor ground water quality.
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