EM:/ Fw: [dow_dioxin] Municipal Water Sampling

This is quite an impressive list of contaminates EPA will be testing for.

Thanks!

Kathy

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Subject: [dow_dioxin] Municipal Water Sampling


>
> [This update was just added to EPA's Web site:
> www.epa.gov/region5/sites/dowchemical/]
>
> Municipal Water Sampling
>
> Community members have raised questions about U.S. Army Corp of
> Engineers navigational dredging in the Saginaw River. The concern is
> whether sediments re-suspended during the dredging will move downstream
> into Saginaw Bay and affect drinking water intakes. In response to this
> concern EPA agreed to testing at the water plants for Midland, Saginaw
> and Bay City. (Midland and Saginaw share a water intake in Saginaw Bay,
> but have separate drinking water treatment plants.)
>
> EPA is planning two rounds of sampling. One round of sampling will be
> collected during a period of no dredging activity and the second round
> will be collected while dredging is underway. Samples will be collected
> of both the water entering the municipal water treatment systems and of
> the treated water sent to the communities. EPA plans to analyze the
> samples for a wide range of chemicals including dioxins, furans,
> volatile organics, semi-volatile organics, PCBs, pesticides and metals.
>
> EPA is scheduled to collect the first round of samples the week of July
> 27, 2009. These samples will be collected during a period of no dredging
> activity since the Corps of Engineers stopped dredging the week of July
> 6, 2009. EPA's schedule for collecting samples while dredging is
> underway is dependent upon when the dredging resumes. EPA will provide
> an update when the schedule for collecting theses samples has been
> finalized.
>
>    * Field Sampling Plan for Midland/Saginaw/Bay City Water Supply:
> http://tinyurl.com/n75e4g
>
>
> ---
> Jeff Kelley
> Chief, Community Involvement Section
> Superfund Division
> U.S. EPA Region 5
> ph: 312-353-1159
>
>
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