She and Charlie did research from a legal and scientific vantagepoint. She presented the information using slides, maps and statistics. To see them, call Stacey. This constitutes a disproportionate - meaning that we have more than our fair share. There are 77 oil storage tanks in East Boston and 21 in Chelsea.
Ground water is public domain land.
Oil in the groundwater is a violation of the federal Clean Water Act. Recommended getting a hydrologist to do further testing to verify contact between ground and surface water. If bigger problem than oil getting into the river, is MTVE additive. People believe that oil just floats around but there is a MTBE additive that breaks down and actually goes further. Gives us scientific data.