Schools, county, state will hold meeting on radium in well water

The Maryland Department of the Environment and the Anne Arundel County Health Department will hold an information session on radium in well water from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Chesapeake High School in Pasadena.

Staff members from the schools, county Department of Public Works, the state Geological Survey and other experts will talk about recent water quality tests from the wells serving homes and schools in the northern part of the county that have shown elevated levels of radium.

Information: county Well-Water Supply Program, 410-222-7398.

Pub Date: 10/11/98