MTBE
(Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether)
Currently Active Sites Where MTBE has been Detected in a
Public or Private Drinking Water Well
(The 13 public sites are shown in shaded cells)
| Name | City | Drinking Water Wells Impacted | Date MTBE first detected | Highest Concentration of MTBE detected (ppb) | How they get their drinking water now | |
| 1. |
Hood's Service Center |
1 |
08/01/00 |
604 |
Connected to second well; drilling new drinking water well |
|
| 2. |
Oran |
2 |
04/26/99 |
74.7 |
New drinking water well. |
|
| 3. |
Ficken Hill Subdivision |
1 |
9/24/02 |
13.1 |
Currently using the well |
|
| 4. |
New Madrid Public Water Supply District #2 |
1 |
10/24/00 |
12.2 |
Constructed waterline and hooked onto the city of New Madrid. |
|
| 5. |
Crossroads Café |
1 |
08/23/00 |
11.3 |
New drinking water well. |
|
6. |
Grandview R-2 School |
1 |
02/17/98 |
7.9 |
Connected to high school well |
|
7. |
Xpress Truck Stop |
1 |
7/28/99 |
5.9 |
Water treatment system - filtration |
|
| 8. | Clearmont |
1 |
3/19/02 |
5.8 |
Currently using the well |
|
9. |
Shumaker Tire Co. |
1 |
2/17/03 |
4.29 |
Currently using the well |
|
10. |
Miner |
2 |
9/23/03 |
3.66 |
Currently using the well |
|
11. |
Crestwood Estates |
1 |
6/8/03 |
3.56 |
Currently using the well |
|
12. |
Eureka |
1 |
8/7/02 |
2.34 |
Currently using the well |
|
13. |
Koskonong School |
1 |
8/26/02 |
1.48 |
Currently using the well |
|
| 14. |
Blue Harbor Marina |
5 |
09/15/92 |
17,000 |
New drinking water wells |
|
| 15. |
Ball and Prier |
1 |
01/19/01 |
16,700 |
Bottled water |
|
| 16. |
MPC 18 |
3 |
11/17/99 |
1,870 |
Connected to Public Water Supply |
|
| 17. |
Sinclair Retail #24053 |
1 |
07/21/97 |
1,640 |
New drinking water well |
|
| 18. |
Jefferson Square Standard |
4 |
12/27/93 |
1,200 |
New drinking water wells |
|
| 19. |
Rips' Appliance |
2 |
05/04/93 |
500 |
Installed new seal in one well, installed new well at other residence |
|
| 20. |
Turtle Cove Subdivision |
1 |
05/10/99 |
New drinking water well |
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| 21. |
U-Gas Cedar Hill |
1 |
04/21/98 |
141 |
Water treatment system |
|
| 22. |
RandS MiniMart |
2 |
06/17/98 |
74.2 |
New drinking water wells |
|
| 23. |
Al and Peg's Café |
1 |
09/24/92 |
27 |
Hooked to the city well |
|
| 24. |
Metro Express |
3 |
02/04/93 |
27 |
Connected to neighbor’s water supply |
|
| 25. |
Pit Stop / Kopner Well |
1 |
02/15/96 |
24 |
Alternative water source identified |
|
| 26. |
SOS Store |
1 |
08/26/93 |
18 |
Alternative water source identified |
|
| 27. |
Brown's General Express |
1 |
12/03/99 |
12.2 |
Bottled water |
|
| 28. |
Carr Lane Quick Way |
1 |
12/07/95 |
12 |
Charcoal filter provided for well |
|
| 29. |
Wood Property |
2 |
10/19/00 |
8.7 |
Filtration added to well |
|
| 30. |
Wrinkle Property |
1 |
11/20/00 |
4.3 |
Well currently in use |
|
| 30 sites |
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46 wells impacted |
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EPA’s Advisory for MTBE = 20-40 ppb
Well replacement for some of these sites was financed through the
Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund.
04/02/04
