The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, September 20, 1989 13. HL Sewer Authority records inaccurate | ake man offers to pay for water testing By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff While the Harveys Lake Sewer Authority searches for homes not connected to the borough sewer system in an attempt to locate the source of drinking water contami- nation, lake residents are asking why the authority does not know already. Since early August, the sewer authority has found two homes, both in the area of Warden Place, that were not connected to the sewer system. The residents of at least one of these homes were unaware they were not connected, according to Executive Director Richard Boice. Boice said in early August that one resident was even paying a sewer bill, but was not hooked onto the system. Instead, he was dumping raw sewage into his sump and contaminating the drinking water wells around him, according to Boice. | : ® William Mann, unofficial spokes- man for lake residents, claims that he attempted to view the sewer authority’s records to see who was or was not hooked on to the sys- tem. The authority, according to Mann, had no such records. The Post also attempted to view the records last month, but the records were not released. “I will show we have records, Just come down and I will show you,” Boice said Monday. Boice admitted the records were not very good, but he insisted the authority does have records. Boice described the records as listing individual hook-ups in lat- eral locations. Boice said the rec- ords the authority has now indi- cate some homes as not being hooked-up when, in fact, they actually were connected to the sewer system. “The inaccuracy of the records was a result of the 1976-77 sewer authority,” Boice claimed. That sewer authority was in power when the sewer system was originally installed. “Maybe these guys went out to inspect hook-ups and then re- turned to the building to record their findings. For some reason or another they forgot to mark in some of the connections,” Boice explained. He stressed that the present sewer authority board, including himself, were not in- volved in the 1976-77 sewer au- thority. “I do have a good indication (of which homes are and are not con- nected) from the records,” Boice said.” But it is not 100 percent.” Monday, Boice tried to confirm the fact that the records exist by mentioning that the authority would need to know who is con- nected so they could bill custom- ers. Boice said he personally has been the target of public outrage since the contamination was found. “I have been getting a lot of heat over this thing and I do not know why,” he said. “I have been out there, whether I am supposed to or not, trying to solve this problem.” Lake resident requests Casey's help Editor's Note: This letter was written by Harveys Lake resident William Mann. The letter will be sent by Mann to Governor Robert Casey to inform his office of drink- ing water contamination problems at the lake. Copies of the letter will also be sent to Senator Charles Lemmond and Representative George Hasey. @ Dear Governor Casey, Upon the advice of Congress- man Kanjorski's Office, I am writ- ing this letter on behalf of the residents of Harveys Lake, Penna. The great majority of people at Harveys Lake have private wells. They are not on a municipal water system. As of last May, the Warden Place section of the lake began to show a high degree of contamina- 2 tion. Eventually about twelve wells Wt Warden Place were made unfit for drinking water and several people came down with health 3 problems, some that may have lasting results. Since last May, "there has been widespread testing of wells and a large number have been found to have high levels of contamination. The result of this testing can be confirmed by Kirby Health Center in Wilkes-Barre. We have a sewer system and a sewer authority here at the lake. All residents who have sewer lines in front of their homes are required to be connected to the lines and abandon the old sumps and septic: tanks. Despite the fact that the sewer system was set up twelve years ago, some people have not seen fit to connect to the sewer lines since its establishment. To complicate the problem, the sewer authority has absolutely no rec- ords as to who is not on the sewer line. There is also some question about the condition of the sewer system. There is some evidence to indicate that some of the contami- nation may be from the faulty sewer facilities. The Department of Environ- mental Resources did a random check on five wells. Three tested positive with contamination. One of the three came up with a fecal coliform count of 200. To demon- strate just how high this is, con- sider the following comparison. Harveys Lake water has a fecal count of about 17, which is al- lowed for swimming. The count of 200 in a private home is well over ten times the level of the lake water. This home has three children in it.. In short, his water would not even be safe for swimming. A number of people have been forced to install a very expensive ultra-violet system on their wells. I put this system on when my well tested 80+. Unfortunately, the great majority of people cannot afford this system. It is not right that - these people be condemned to a lesser health standard because the source of this problem has not yet been found. We need help. Our sewer authority has not yet been able to solve the problem. They seem to lack the necessary re- sources to find the source of con- tamination. The D.E.R. has acted in an advisory capacity and has denied any active help since they lack jurisdiction over private wells. In order to document my state- ments, please contact the Kirby Health Center in Wilkes-Barre where the testing has been done and the D.E.R. in Wilkes-Barre. You may also wish to discuss this matter with the Harveys Lake Municipal Authority. Please give this matter your consideration. Sincerely, William Mann SPORTS slime growing Time is drawing short for first time hunters to receive their cer- tificate for successfully complet- ing a Hunter/Trapper Education Course. Wildlife Conservation Officers and Hunter/Trapper Education Instructors are now busy schedul- ing courses. Rather than get caught in the squeeze and at the last minute expect someone to bail you out, register now. 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The Lady Knights took the lead first when Skibitsky scored on an assist by Michelle Naugle with under three minutes re- maining in the half. With less than five seconds left in the half, Wideman scored for the Black Knights off a pass from Jen Krincek. ; Both Skibitsky and Wideman scored unassisted in the ‘second half and Skibitsky missed on a penalty stroke which hurt the Knights. Both goalies turned in outstanding performances with Knight Becky James having nine saves and Sem’s Janelle Kellman having seven. Megan Kozemchak and Becky Sorber played great defense for Lake-Lehman. Send your student a "letter from home" each week with a school-year subscription to The Dallas Post. Only $10.50 for May-Sept. Call 675-5211 to start one next week applicant has held a trapping or furtaker license in Pennsylvania or another state or country; a cer- tificate of training; an affidavit signed by the applicant on the furtaker license application that the applicant completed a volun- tary trapping course sponsored by the Commission, or that the appli- cant has previously hunted or trapped furbearers within the last five years. These provisions shall not apply to persons under 12 who trap furbearers under direct super- vision of an adult licensed furtaker at least 18 years of age. For additional information call the Northeast Region Office, Dal- las, Pennsylvaniaat717 675-1143 or 717 675-1144. MUSIC PIANO LESSONS - Now accepting beginner students in my home. 696-3370 for By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff The man who first discovered contamination in Harveys Lake drinking water is now offering to help those who cannot afford to test their own water. He says he will pay the fee for them. William Mann, Warden Place, Harveys Lake, said he will pay the $10 fee to have water tested at the Kirby Health Center, Wilkes-Barre, for residents who cannot afford the cost. However, he said he can only pay for a limited number of people. Mini-cameras By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff Dye-testing presently being done to find the source of bacte- rial contamination at Harveys Lake may soon be replaced with more advanced and efficient equipment, as the sewer author- ity looks into using special video cameras to examine the sewer lines. Executive Director Richard Boice said Monday that the au- thority is in negotiations with P.S. & G. Sewer Systems Com- pany to bring the camera to the lake. “We are just waiting for this guy to give us a cost,” Boice said. “For those who definitely can- not afford the fee for testing, I will pay a limited number,” Mann said Friday night. For those residents interested, Mann has set up a method to ar- range an agreement with him. “First they must get a sample bottle,” Mann said. The bottle can be picked up at The Kirby Health Center, the Harveys Lake Borough Building, or from Mann himself. “Next, the residents must take a sample of their drinking wa- ter,” Mann explained. “Then leave it in the box I will leave marked on my porch.” Mann asks people to call him prior to dropping of the samples. When called, Mann will tell the resident if he can accept their sample. “I cannot test the entire borough,” Mann said. “This is only for those who truly cannot afford it.” Since last May, several homes around Harveys Lake have been tested for bacterial contamina- tion. Results of the tests have shown several homes’ drinking water contaminated up to 80 times the level considered safe to drink. may take place of dye testing In the past, the authority has only been testing with dye, a Boice explained that although dye-testing is a good test, the au- thority would like to bring in a more advanced, efficient testing technique. “Mann felt this was a good idea,” Boice said,” and Mann is welcome to ride with us (when we do the testing).” Boice would not offer a date the testing may begin, nor was an estimated cost available Monday. Although not confirmed, it is believed the cameras will be put into the sewer system pipes and viewed on a monitor. The viewers will watch for possible problems in the system. practice that has resulted in severe criticism from local resi- dents in the last week. The most vocal opposition to the dye-testing was Warden Place resident William Mann, who is credited with discovering the con- tamination last May. 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