San Gabriel Valley : Monrovia Opens Plant to Treat Carcinogens in Water Wells
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Monrovia opened a $634,000 water treatment plant Thursday that will target two of Monrovia’s five water wells, said Randy Schoellerman, project engineer for the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority.
Tests conducted in 1979 found that the two wells, which supply 50% of the city’s water, contain carcinogens, Schoellerman said. Before being pumped into homes and offices, the contaminated water was “blended” with clean water from the three other wells, he said.
The plant, which is funded by a grant from the California Department of Toxic Substances, will remove carcinogens from the water.
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