Ground Water Contamination

Wells to monitor spill from I-95 crash in Groton

9 Feb 2012

Some of the home heating oil that spilled from a tanker truck during a three-vehicle accident on Interstate 95 Wednesday has seeped into groundwater, and test wells were being installed Thursday to monitor for contamination.

Governor wants clean water for Pavillion people

9 Feb 2012

Some of the people living in the rural area around Pavillion who can’t use the water from their wells because it’s been tainted felt good about Monday’s meeting in Riverton with the state’s Governor Matt Mead.

Going through well construction

8 Feb 2012

The Big Bear Lake Department of Water and Power worked around the clock Feb. 3-5 in Sawmill Canyon in Sugarloaf. Contractors reached the bottom of a 600-foot hole to case the new Sawmill Well.