Shaftsbury water tests reveal minimal chemical contamination


Save Story
Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

SHAFTSBURY, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Peter Shumlin says testing of drinking water wells near the closed Shaftsbury landfill in Vermont show minimal contamination from a potentially cancer causing chemical.

Of the 24 wells tested within a quarter mile of the landfill, 16 did not show any perfluorooctanoic acid, known as PFOA.

The Democratic Shumlin says eight wells had PFOA ranging from 4 to 16 parts per trillion, which is below Vermont's health advisory level of 20 parts per trillion.

The landfill is near the former Chemfab plant in North Bennington, near which more than 200 private water wells have been found with levels of PFOA as high as nearly 3,000 parts per trillion.

Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Most recent U.S. stories

Related topics

U.S.
The Associated Press

    STAY IN THE KNOW

    Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
    By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

    KSL Weather Forecast