Cleveland Strip Clubs: US EPA comes up with plan to treat water contamination in Copley
Contamination also was discovered in nine residential wells off South Plainview Drive. Air strippers and carbon filters were placed on eight wells. One homeowner declined the EPA’s offer of assistance. Two homeowners have since switched to Akron water at their own expense.
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A remedy with a $5 million price tag has been selected for a federal Superfund site in Copley Township.
The plan chosen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday calls for treating contaminated groundwater near the Copley Square Plaza and connecting about 30 households to Akron water.
In addition, some buildings, including the Meadows of Copley condominiums, will get devices to collect any dangerous vapors that might move through the soil and seep into the structures.
The EPA will inject a chemical compound into contaminated groundwater near the plaza at Copley and Jacoby roads to break down the dry-cleaning chemicals that are polluting a shallow aquifer.
The chemical treatment in the water and soil would turn the contaminants into a nontoxic substance that will …