More Private Wells Contaminated With Molybdenum, Says DNR, but Lakes and Municipal Well Are OK
DNR officials urge private well owners in Muskego and nearby towns to test their wells after finding high levels of molybdenum during a recent study of groundwater, but contamination won't apply to lakes, and city says municipal wells are OK.
High levels of molybdenum were found in homes in Caledonia and Oak Creek near the We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant several years ago, but now more wells have been identified, a DNR official said. The DNR recently tested for molybdenum in 153 private wells in Franklin, Muskego, Norway and Raymond and found high levels of the element in 44 of the wells in those areas too. A well at Raymond School tested at 101 micrograms per liter while the state groundwater standard is 40 mcg/l, according to a story in the Journal Sentinel and the DNR report. Muskego is highlighted for an instance in a home in the southeastern corner of the city, south of Highway 36, where the level of molybdenum exceeded 40 mcg/l. (See map.) Eric Nitschke, director of the…
Denise Konkol
4:30 pm on Saturday, January 26, 2013
At the bottom of the article: One local firm, SF Analytical Laboratories, Inc.,does perform certified testing and is located in New Berlin. You may contact them if you wish to have your well tested at (262) 754-5300. Cost for testing is usually $13 to $45. more ›