What has been done regarding ABC One-Hour Cleaners?

Currently, Camp Lejeune has provided a location on the base for the EPA to build and operate a clean-up system for the impacted groundwater originating from ABC One-Hour Cleaners. The EPA's Atlanta office is overseeing the cleanup and can be reached at 1-800-435-9233. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The ABC One-Hour Cleaners Site located in Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina is an ongoing dry cleaning facility and is situated on approximately 1 acre of land adjacent to USMC Base Camp Lejeune.

Since operations began in 1954, the chemical tetrachloroethene (PCE) has been used at the facility as a dry cleaning solvent. Groundwater and soil became contaminated with solvents because of spills and mishandling of the solvents and solvents' residuals. The site was placed on the EPA's National Priority List (NPL) for environmental cleanup in 1989.

Three community wells on the base have been disconnected from the base's drinking water supply system because ... more.

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