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North Stamford Well Water Contamination Could Be Widespread

31 percent of 628 wells tested in Stamford since 2009 have at one time tested positive for unsafe levels of the pesticides chlordane and dieldrin, which were banned more than 20 years ago, according to the Stamford Advocate.

After private wells in and Wilton tested positive for the banned pesticides chlordane and dieldrin, state health officials are reportedly advising all homeowners with wells in the region to have their water tested.

According to a report in the Stamford Advocate, 31 percent of 628 since 2009 have tested positive for unsafe levels of the pesticides, which were banned more than 20 years ago.

However some private wells in Wilton have also recently tested positive for the pesticides, leading state officials to believe the contamination is ,

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State officials reportedly want to gather as much test data as possible from across the region to get a more accurate picture of how widespread the contamination is. Currently the state has only limited test data, which in the case of Stamford shows contaminants showing up on one property, but not the one next door, according to the Stamford Advocate report.

Meanwhile a group of Stamford residents has joined with health and environmental officials to create a reduced-cost well water testing service to augment the , according to the Advocate.

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