Delaware residents alarmed by contaminated wells

February 26, 2008 - Donovan said she was alarmed by an article in The Sunday News Journal saying that four property owners less than half a mile away will be offered free hookups to public water because of toxic substances in their well water. Donovan and other residents surrounding decades-old toxic spill sites north of Delaware City called on environmental regulators to take more aggressive efforts to inform the public.

"We haven't had our well tested in a while, and I am concerned," said Donovan, who sells animal feed and raises goats. "I haven't heard anything for a long time about the problems they have over there, and I want to know more about it."

David Small, deputy secretary of the state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, said his office is evaluating whether enough is being done to inform residents about pollution in the area.

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