December 1, 2007 - Concerned residents had the opportunity Thursday to meet with a project manager from the federal Environmental Protection Agency to discuss groundwater contamination stemming from the sites of two former dry-cleaning businesses.
Geologist and remedial project manager Matthew Westgate met with residents for seven hours Thursday at the municipal building on Allaire Road.
Officials believe tetrachloroethylene a possible carcinogen also known as PCE that is commonly used in dry cleaning and metal degreasing leaked into groundwater not used for drinking from underground storage tanks at the former Sun Cleaners, 2213 Route 35, and the former White Swan Laundry and Cleaners just to the south at 1322 Sea Girt Ave., now a Bank of America branch office.
One of the Wall residents who attended the meeting, 34-year-old Robert Fuhr of Belmar Boulevard, said he was "just very curious to learn about this. It seems to be something that's been going on for years . . . (and) it's amazing that (the sites) sit the same way as they were even when we were kids."
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