bally ground water

BALLY GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION The Bally ground water site is a municipal water supply well field in the borough of Bally in Berk’s county, near the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The Bally well field and the nearby springs to the northwest of the site are the public water sources for approximately 1,200 residents. The area near the site includes wetlands to the north and a manufacturing plant, Bally Engineered Structures, 1,000 feet to the south of municipal well …

…and surface water are necessary to this cleanup process. The estimated present cost for this remedial action ranges from $2,950,000 to $3,640,000 dollars. This site is being addressed through Federal, state, and potentially responsible parties action. This site was proposed to the National Priorities list of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites requiring long-term remedial action on June 10, 1986. The site was formally added to the list July 22, 1987, making it eligible for federal cleanup funds.