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Rogersville wells proposed as Superfund site

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing that wells with TCE in them be put on the Superfund National Priorities List

September 27, 2011|By Cliff Erwin, KY3 News | cerwin@ky3.com

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. - Water wells in the Rogersville area have been tested for a chemical known as TCE for several years.

Now, the Environmental Protection Agency thinks a small cluster of wells in and around the Compass Plaza on the west side of town should be put on the Superfund National Priorities List.

Many of the businesses in the area have not been effected because they're on city water. Being added to the Superfund list means further study and possible cleanup on the government's dime.

Rogersville Mayor Jack Cole says he doesn't think people will be affected by the contaminated water and looks at this proposal as a chance to have federal help to insure clean drinking water for the future.

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"It'd help us to protect our ground source water for not only those who already have a problem, but for the future, to keep it from going down into deeper aquifer," Rogersville Mayor Jack Cole said.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the EPA are planning to hold a meeting in the next couple of months to answer questions from residents.

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