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meeting between State Representative David Scribner, State
Senator Andrew Roraback, Brookfield First Selectman Jerry
Murphy, and officials from the State Department of Public
Health, Department of Environmental Protection, and department
of Public Utility Control was held Monday concerning delivering
potable water to the Four Corners section of Brookfield. Water
sources in the Four Corners section have had a long-standing
problem due to a solvent contamination of area wells by a
dry cleaning business over thirty years ago. There is also
MTBE contamination from area gas stations at the intersections
of Rotes 7 and 25.
Following
the meeting, Scribner, Roraback and Murphy announced that
the discussion was successful, and that all participants
are coordinating efforts to move forward and solve the Four
Corners water issue as quickly as possible. An engineering
study of the area in need will be the next step, by assessing
needs and solutions.
“I came
away from this meeting with a very positive attitude,”
said Brookfield First Selectman Jerry Murphy. “All
parties are on the same page, and we are moving forward,
and that is critical. Now we can move on with the study
and fix the problem.”
“One of
the larger challenges is getting everyone to work in concert,
said Representative Scribner. “We have hammered that
out now, and we are taking the first steps toward getting
this problem resolved.”
“It has
become clear to me that no issue is more important to Brookfield’s
future than the resolution of this long-standing water problem,”
said Senator Roraback. “ I am heartened by the progress
we are seeing and the commitment at both the state and local
levels to finally reach a solution.”
Approximately
17 properties are affected by the solvent contamination,
and an additional 49 locations are affected by the MTBE
contamination. |
