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Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 5): Clare Water Supply, Clare County, MI. (First remedial action), August 1990

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5268802
The Clare Water Supply site is the public water supply system for the city of Clare, Clare County, Michigan. The Clare Water Supply system withdraws ground water from four municipal wells (MW) in the site wellfield, each tapping an unconsolidated sand aquifer. In 1981, ground water sampling revealed contaminants including chlorinated hydrocarbons in two of the wells. Soil samples extracted from this industrial area indicate soil contaminated with TCE and DCE. EPA's study determined that the major source of ground water contamination resulted from contaminants leaching out of soil on the industrial properties, entering a shallow perched aquifer. The first, Operable Unit One (OU1), an interim remedy addressing TCE contamination of the drinking water supply, will be implemented in this Record of Decision (ROD). A subsequent ROD will address OU2, the remaining ground water contaminants as well as soil contamination. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water are VOCs including TCE.
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
OSTI ID:
5268802
Report Number(s):
PB-91-921459/XAB; EPA/ROD/R--05-90/140
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English