April 24, 2008 - An environmental report issued more that 12 years ago alerted Myrtle Beach officials to the possibility that trichloroethylene was polluting the city's groundwater, but the city apparently never conducted a follow-up investigation to identify the extent or source of that contamination.
City officials say they did not learn about the contamination until reading reports last year in The Sun News.
However, a 1995 study by the U.S. Geological Survey showed elevated levels of TCE in Withers Swash, a body of water on the northern edge of the contaminated neighborhood.
TCE is a degreaser that has been linked to cancer and other health problems.
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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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