MOORESTOWN, NJ — Moorestown officials say they are speaking with the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who are cleaning up a superfund site in Cinnaminson in an effort to determine if it is the origin of the township’s ongoing water issues.
The EPA is currently working on the cleanup of a superfund site that covers about 400 acres of land in Cinnaminson and Delran, according to the EPA’s website.
The township has been dealing with trichloroethylene (TCE), as well as trichloropropane 123 (1,2,3, TCP) contamination in the drinking water since 2013.
At the Moorestown Council meeting on Sept. 24, Councilman Mike Locatell said the township was looking into the possibility that TCP 123 originated from the site, but township officials have since said that is not the focus of the negotiations.
Petriello asked.
Petriello said that the drinking water has been an issue in Moorestown for several years.
Resident Mike Babcock has asked council several times during that time to investigate the source of the contamination.
He had asked for an RFQ to go out to hire someone to investigate the source of the contamination, saying the RFQ wouldn’t cost township taxpayers anything, but it was important to find those responsible and recover money the township has lost.
"Just because you tell other council members doesn’t mean the information is going out," Petriello said.
Locatell said.