The contaminated groundwater plume in Bountiful, which was first found in the late 1990s, led to the closure of two drinking-water wells in Woods Cross — one that was forced to be shut down and one the city opted to close when levels of PCE, or tetrachloroethylene, continued to rise after it was detected.
PCE, a chemical found in dry-cleaning operations, can cause dizziness, headache, sleepiness, confusion, nausea, difficulty in speaking and walking, unconsciousness and death if concentrations are too high in closed, poorly ventilated areas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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