Is the townships public drinking water supply at risk of being contaminated by the sites contaminants?
According to the HS, groundwater moves toward a northerly direction at the site. Groundwater sampled up to a 0.25 mile north of the site is contaminated; however, groundwater sampled to the south, east, and west of the site has not shown site contamination. Township public supply wells are located southwest of the site. Moreover, water is drawn from the deeper, uncontaminated aquifer. As such, it would be unlikely for the site’s contamination to reach the township’s wells. The public water supply is tested regularly as part of a State regulatory program under the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act. • Are the site’s environmental contaminants causing alleged illnesses among people living near the site? The primary way in which residents could become exposed to site contamination is through contaminated drinking water. As mentioned in the Public Health Assessment, this is presently not the case. For the two families which were exposed to contaminated drinking water before they got replaceme
