MTBE update
Testing is scheduled to be completed today on the fourteen monitoring wells surrounding Pascoag’s well fields. The results of these tests will hopefully indicate the direction of the contamination. Additionally, Pascoag is testing private wells near its wellfields to determine if any are contaminated with MTBE. Pascoag is not testing private wells in general, […]
For Immediate Release…
Pascoag Water Department is asking its customers not to drink the water. Tests performed on the Pascoag Water Department’s System have shown levels of a compound called Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether, commonly referred to as MTBE. MBTE is an additive placed in gasoline to reduce ozone and carbon monoxide levels and improve octane and combustion. Based […]