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Responding to a high level of consumer concern, the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control has directed a water utility to treat supplies from one of its underground supply sources to reduce radon contamination.
The department said Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. could recover the costs over three years through a surcharge on customers in its Litchfield division who use the contaminated water. The department acknowledged there is no public health standard for radon in drinking water. However, it found that federal law required development of such standards by the Environmental Protection Agency by 1999. It also found the utility could economically reduce radon levels using a form of aeration treatment.
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