As DeLand, Fla. recently learned, there
is no escaping the consequences of trying to control the environment, and the
living things within it. Comfortable residents, some with golf course views and
many with country club memberships in the Country Club Estates community now
know one of the true costs of striving for a bug-free environment.
The pesticide, dieldrin, has been found in nearly 50 percent
of the wells tested, driving 118 homeowners to ask to be connected to city
water. Meanwhile, 80 homes are in the process of being connected, and the
property values in the community have dropped 50 percent, according to this report.
The pesticide is widely used to control termites and other
pests at the residences, is used at the nearby golf course and was stored and
mixed at a pest control business at U.S. 17-92 and Orange Camp Road. To be on
the safe side, residents have been encouraged to have wells tested regularly,
garden in above-ground containers, use masks for mowing lawns that have sandy
spots, and limit children playing in the yards.
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