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Health department: landfill groundwater results stable; CDC consultant classifies site as GW‑3, contaminant levels well below regulatory triggers
Summary
Annual groundwater resampling at the capped landfill showed results consistent with April sampling; CDC consultant risk characterization classifies most samples as GW‑3 with no hot spots and contaminant concentrations far below GW‑3 standards and far below drinking-water limits for the site’s use.
Department staff reported to the Board of Health on July 21 that recent groundwater resampling at the capped landfill produced results consistent with prior sampling and that a consultant’s risk characterization classifies the site largely as GW‑3.
Michael (health department staff) summarized that historical averages and the late‑June sampling showed no material change from the April results. A consultant working with the department — described in the report as a CDC consultant — prepared a risk characterization that places groundwater in three categories: GW‑1 (within a…
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