East Norriton PCE Site
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Public Water Supply Hookups Completed -
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3
May 23, 2006
Public Water Supply Lines Completed...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along
with East Norriton Township, Montgomery County
Health Department (MCHD), and the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP),
finished residential hookups to public water and yard
restorations in the Rahway Avenue area of East Norriton.
Approximately 55 homes have been hooked up to a
public water supply due to nearby groundwater
contamination.
Next Steps: Groundwater Study...
After helping to protect human health and the
environment by hooking up a public water supply, EPA's
next step is groundwater sampling in an attempt to find a
source and potentially responsible party (PRP) for the
contamination.
Working with PADEP, EPA is using seven monitoring
wells in the Rahway Avenue area. Over the next two
years, workers will be taking quarterly groundwater
samples. The study will help determine:
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