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Report backs EPA order on water contamination in Parker County

Khampha Bouaphanh /  Star-Telegram

Khampha Bouaphanh / Star-Telegram

From Star-Telegram, By Ramit Plushnick-MastiĀ (AP), 12/24/13 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was justified in ordering that drinking water be provided to several Parker County residents whose water wells were contaminated with methane and cancer-causing benzene in 2010, but additional work needs to be done to assess whether a risk still exists, according to an internal investigation released Tuesday.

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