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Board hears landfill groundwater and leachate repair update amid resident concerns over 1,4‑dioxane
Summary
Health department staff updated the Board on groundwater-monitoring well repairs, leachate system work and potential costs; residents urged more testing and a licensed professional to investigate 1,4‑dioxane contamination.
Health department staff told the Gardner City Board of Health that repairs to groundwater-monitoring wells and leachate systems at the municipal landfill remain on hold until the ground dries, and that any leachate-system repair will require a public bidding process and additional funding.
Micah, Health Department staff, said the monitoring area was inundated over winter and will be repaired when conditions dry. He said the leachate-repair project will require a public bid when costs exceed the city threshold (projects above $50,000), and that…
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