Where has TCE been found in Loudoun County?
TCE has been found in a total of 32 private drinking water wells in the easternmost part of Broad Run Farms. The maximum TCE concentration found in these wells was 0.11 milligrams per liter. There is no evidence of groundwater contamination with TCE in any of the 49 other wells tested over the past 15 years just west of these properties, or in any of our county’s public drinking water supplies. Broad Run Farms is located between Route 7 and the Potomac River, bordered on the west by Broad Run and on the east by the Hidden Lane landfill and the CountrySide community. 5. What is the source of the well water contamination? Although it is not known for sure, the most likely source of the TCE contamination is the Hidden Lane landfill, located between Broad Run Farms and CountrySide. 6. How was this contamination found? In 1989, wells were tested in response to concerns about contamination from the Hidden Lane landfill and 2 showed evidence of TCE. Since then, five wells were discovered to b
