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		<title>New Federal Study Proves Army Dumping Poisoned Earleville Wells; Army Wants to Resume Dumping in Cecil County</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Cecil Times Special Report A new comprehensive study by a federal agency proves what Earleville residents have known for decades: the US Army Corps of Engineers’ dumping of shipping channel dredge spoil in Cecil County has poisoned many homes’ drinking water wells—including hugely elevated levels of arsenic, heavy metals, and sulfates. But the Corps wants to resume dumping in the area, after an unspecified ‘remediation’ effort at the Pearce’s Creek dump site. The report by the US Geological Survey (USGS) was published online on 1/17/13 [SEE detailed, scientific jargon and charts-laden report here: https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2012/5263/sir12_5263.pdf ] But its conclusions have been known in the community in broad outlines for several months. The Corps held a briefing for some “elected officials” in Elkton late last year but community activists were barred from the meeting, sources said, and several county elected officials said they were not advised in advance of the meeting. Separately, Cecil County Executive Tari Moore told Cecil Times that shortly after she assumed her office in December, representatives of the Corps and the Port of Baltimore met with her personally in a “get-acquainted” session and spoke in general terms about the then-pending report. “They said they were going to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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