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Whisman Road. The EPA’s Lee said the owner of the 64-unit complex refused to allow testing of the units, formerly known as 291 Evandale Avenue, now known as 600 Whsiman Road. The crawl spaces under the units passed air tests before they were renovated, Lee said. Nevertheless, one resident of the complex said she would prefer to know for sure that her home was safe. TCE pathway a mystery Siegel said there is some suspicion that there is a pathway under the street allowing TCE to migrate from the MEW under Evandale Avenue. The EPA had tested on Devonshire and Fairchild Drive before, and had not found evidence of the plume migrating very far past Whisman Road. “Hopefully it is just gravel around the sewage line or something,” Siegel said. The latest discovery is proof that “to prevent intrusion (of vapors into homes) you need much denser sampling,” Siegel said. “That’s what we asked for and that’s what we got.” The plume of TCE in the groundwater — which is not used as drinking water — slowly shifts overtime, mostly flowing towards the Bay. But more sampling of the groundwater would require permission from landowners. “It’s harder to get permission to sink a probe into private property,” Siegel said. The EPA says it will continue to seek permission for such tests on private property.
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Residents in the priority testing area are asked to contact the EPA for indoor air testing. The indoor air tests are voluntary and renters who want the tests need to get permission from their landlords. Lee said in some cases that was an obstacle, but the EPA was eventually able to get permission for the tenants. If indoor air is above the limit, ventilation systems are installed at the expense of the polluters, but in a situation where a renter wants such a system, “The owner certainly has to agree,” Lee said. A meeting between the EPA and the Wagon Wheel Neighborhood Association is set for SunFebruary 15, 2013 ■ Mountain View Voice ■ MountainViewOnline.com ■
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