The US Environmental Protection Agency has selected an interim remedy to capture and treat groundwater contaminated at Omega Chemicals' site in the state of California, US.
The Omega facility created a plume of contaminated groundwater containing trichlorethylene, perchloroethylene, freons and other solvents.
The $70m remedy will prevent the plume of groundwater from spreading further and threatening drinking water resources.
It also allows the reinjection of treated groundwater if agreements with water purveyors cannot be reached in a timely manner.
Once the groundwater has been extracted and treated, it will be used as drinking water for the surrounding community.
