Pavillion, Wyoming, Ground Water Investigation
Summary of EPA Draft Report
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a draft analysis of data from its Pavillion, Wyoming, ground water investigation. At the request of Pavillion residents, EPA began investigating water quality concerns in private drinking water wells three years ago. Since that time, in conjunction with the state of Wyoming, the local community, and the owner of the gas field, Encana, EPA has been working to assess ground water quality and identify potential sources of contamination. EPA constructed two deep monitoring wells to sample water in the aquifer. The draft report indicates that ground water in the aquifer contains compounds…
