08/16/06 Wells Will Be Tested Near Badger Plant, by Laura Olah, et al.
The Capital Times
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Bill Wenzel, Charlie Wilhelm, Ken Lins, Lance Delaney, Laura Olah, Mary Carol Solum, Mary Jane Koch, Michele Hopp, Paul Herr, Ron Lins, William Stehling
Dear Editor: Confirmation of low levels of explosives in groundwater at the northeast boundary of Badger Army Ammunition Plant prompted the following members of the restoration advisory board to pass a resolution asking for immediate testing of nearby private wells.
On Aug. 14, board members supported testing of homes in the town of Merrimac that are located within a half-mile of any monitoring well detecting contamination. If anything is found in this initial round, the board recommended expanding the radius of private well testing to 1 mile.
The members also agreed that additional steps, including the installation of offsite monitoring wells, should be implemented in order to better define the risks to groundwater and nearby residents.