Wyoming’s junior senator John Barrasso is applauding the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers’decision to reduce the level of the chemical contaminant trichloroethylene (TCE) in the city of Cheyenne’s water supply to an undetectable level.

The Corp of Engineers is using an advanced aeration system to remove TCE from the water.

Barrasso in a written statement to city officials says families who live in Cheyenne deserve access to clean, safe water throughout their community.

He goes on to say It’s good to see that problem will be resolved without Wyoming taxpayers having to foot the bill.”

In the early 1990’s, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the City of Cheyenne found evidence of trichloroethylene (TCE), an industrial solvent used in cleaning rocket motors, in the city’s water wells.