By
Brian Lee
Telegram & Gazette Staff
Telegram & Gazette Staff
No available information points to the landfill as
the source of contaminated private wells in the area of H. Foote Road in Charlton,
the town’s consultant on landfill matters, Tighe & Bond, told councilors
Monday.
Last fall, Casella announced 1,4-dioxane was
detected in 21 wells in Charlton, with eight exceeding the state drinking water
regulation. The state later named Casella the potential responsible party.
Jeffrey Arps, an environmental expert for Tighe
& Bond, told the council that groundwater doesn’t travel uphill, and the
impacted homes are 80 feet above and northeast of the landfill. Groundwater is
flowing in the opposite direction, he said.
Based on results of pressure transducers that
collected groundwater data from the contaminated private wells, Mr. Arps said,
Tighe & Bond doesn’t see a scenario in which groundwater from the landfill
could be headed toward the homes.
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