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Could contaminants from the former coke facility leach into the groundwater from the soil?

There is low potential for drinking water contamination because no one in the surrounding community is using groundwater as a drinking water source. Drinking water intakes for the City of Erie are from Lake Erie miles out into the lake, far west of the site. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection continues to lead a groundwater study on the former plant property.