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Council authorizes letter pressing state for remediation after officials report remaining contamination near Laconia water supply
Summary
The council authorized the city manager to send a letter to NH DES and other officials about petroleum contamination at 1467 Lakeshore Road in Guilford; Laconia Water superintendent said testing shows contamination has fallen but remains roughly 90 times acceptable levels in some spots and remediation is stalled pending a private culvert replacement.
LACONIA — The City Council authorized the city manager to send a letter of support to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and other officials to press for remediation of soil contamination at 1467 Lakeshore Road in Guilford, a site officials say has the potential to affect the city’s water supply.
"This isn't acceptable," said City Manager Kirk Biotti, urging broader awareness and intergovernmental attention to the former gas station site near…
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