Aug 22, 2006

Decades-old uranium has escaped its boundaries into residents water


“I was surprised to see that,” Snyder said... until started testing for uranium, Snyder had never thought of it being in his water.


They also collected 50 well water samples, with relatively good results. Of the eight properties that surround the Forest Service area, five families own ranches. Only one of the wells was contaminated, he said. “One well had five times the background amount of uranium,” he said. Schwalm would not release the name of the family whose well was affected. “The family was immediately informed of the hazard,”

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