October 19, 2007 - Cleaning up the source of contaminated groundwater beneath a Billings neighborhood could cost about $7 million and could take three to five years, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
The agency proposes quick action, saying that if unabated the PCE, a solvent used in dry cleaning and other industrial operations, could continue to contaminate the groundwater for decades or even centuries.
"Delayed action will increase public health risks," the EPA said.
Though the chemical is in the groundwater, the biggest concern for the EPA is that it has vaporized in some places and seeped up through the soil and into homes where it could be inhaled by people.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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