Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:22 — 5.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe town of Spencer resisted being named a Superfund site by the EPA. According to EPA documents obtained by WFHB, Spencer officials pushed back on the EPA’s designation, due to fears that being named a Superfund site would negatively affect property values. The town’s aquifer was named …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:58 — 5.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe dry cleaning chemical tetrachloroethene, or PCE, has leached into the groundwater aquifer in Spencer over the years. Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency added downtown Spencer to the Superfund National Priorities List. Dr. Diane Henshel, at IU’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, is an environmental …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:36 — 5.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA groundwater plume contaminated with the chlorinated solvent tetrachloroethene, or PCE, has led the EPA to designate the city of Spencer’s municipal well field – which provides water to approximately 9,900 residents- a Superfund Site. The water is blended and treated before distribution to residents. According to …
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