Area surrounding former water plant where batteries burned free of pollutants in Piqua WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

PIQUA — The City of Piqua said Wednesday that the area surrounding the site of the former water treatment plant where the burning of lithium-ion batteries took place is free of pollutants and safe for residents.

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It conducted water testing, air modeling, and soil sampling after stopping battery testing operations at that plant as neighbors raised concerns about the quality of the city’s drinking water.

The city released the results on its website on Wednesday.

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News Center 7 has been reporting on this story since concerns began being raised last September by residents who wanted to know who was monitoring the first company that was performing the soil samples. Some residents blamed the company for performing the sampling.

That company, which was burning lithium-ion batteries …