September 24, 2009 - Twelve private wells in Stamford, Connecticut tested positive for contamination and will be outfitted by the state DEP with charcoal water filters, and the city promised the same setup for any resident up to three houses away who requests it.
The trouble began last fall when an EPA study identified unsafe level of contaminants, including banned pesticides from the '70's, in the soil under Scofield Park in northern Stamford.
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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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Contamination of Stamford drinking water wells was discovered much earlier than last fall. The following chronology of events is taken from the 2008 U.S. EPA document, "Final Site Reassessment Report For Scofieldtown Road Park, Stamford, Connecticut":
May, 1986 Resident reports half buried drums
July, 1986 Stamford DPW removes 17 drums from creek
July, 1988 Report of chemical dumping on property
July, 1989 CT DEP tests drinking water
Sep, 1992 CT DEP tests drinking water
Mar, 1996 EPA soil and groundwater testing reveals VOCs, SVOCs, pesticides, and metals.
Feb, 1997 CT DEP tests drinking water
Jan, 2007 EPA takes samples from drums remaining on the property and finds VOCs, SVOCs, pesticides,and metals
Apr, 2008 EPA soil and drinking water testing reveals VOCs, SVOCs, pesticides, and metals
City officials announced this month the "temporary" closure of Scofieldtown Park after testing revealed VOCs, SVOCs, pesticides, and metals in the soil.
How many more years before cleanup of this site, one that government agencies determined years ago had contaminated the soil and groundwater? How much longer will Stamford residents be exposed to cancer-causing chemicals that remain in their neighborhood's soil and groundwater? The only logical solution is to stop all the redundant studies and clean up the toxic waste beneath and surrounding Scofieldtown Park.
Who owns this property where the contamination is coming from? Most states allow property owners to recover for diminished property values- even if they have filters placed on their wells. stigma damages may also be a possibility- not to mention injunctive relief to get it cleaned up properly.
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