Wicomico County
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) - Maryland environmental officials plan to brief residents on how they will respond to groundwater contamination in Wicomico County.
A community meeting is scheduled Tuesday in the Parkside High School auditorium in Salisbury. Maryland Department of the Environment spokesman Jay Apperson says state officials have identified the activity they believe led to the contamination. However, Apperson says they haven't been able to identify a specific individual or date.
An industrial solvent was found in a number of Wicomico County wells after a concerned homeowner had his well tested.
Apperson told The Daily Times of Salisbury that department officials don't believe it will be feasible to clean the groundwater and the focus is now on providing an alternate water supply to homes in the Morris Mill and Colburn Wood subdivisions.
Artesian Water Company
More hard-to-remove toxic substances have shown up in some Artesian Water Company wells south of New Castle.
State and federal officials said yesterday that the carcinogen dioxane was detected last year in wells that are part of Artesian Water Company’s large regional supply complex.
Officials also found higher levels of the chemical for a well under Llangollen Estates which they believe came from the Delaware Sand & Gravel Landfill federal Superfund site.
TheWilmington News Journal reports that the well was shutdown.
The paper reports that this is the second time in 13 years that such a pollutant has made its way into Artesian wells.
Joseph DiNunzio, Artesian executive vice president, says the inability of Artisan Water to bring the well on line is expected to disrupt the firm’s water storage plans for this year’s drought needs.
