Water And Soil Safe In Wildomar Neighborhood, According To Latest Test Results

Water samples and a second set of soil samples taken from a Wildomar neighborhood indicate no danger to residents, according to a report out today from the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

“Overall findings are that the water samples collected from inside and outside the home met U.S. EPA drinking water standards. The soil samples were of typical concentrations for soil reported in scientific literature,” the SCAQMD report reads.

The samples were pulled Feb. 7 from a home on Amaryllis Court in Wildomar, in the Autumnwood development.

“Water samples were collected from the kitchen and one bathroom inside the home and a hose bib located in the back yard,” the report read. Samples were collected of the first water that came out of the spout, when the spigot was turned on, and a second sample was collected after the water was allowed to run, according to the report.

Additionally, soil samples were collected from the surface in the front and back yard of the home “consistent with the way soil sampling had been previously conducted,” according to the report.

Soil and air samples had been taken from the neighborhood in December and there were no irregularities found, according to the SCAQMD. Click here for more on that story.

Some Autumnwood residents were not satisfied. During a Feb. 5 town hall meeting in Wildomar that was held to discuss the findings, He questions whether she was poisoned by toxic substances in their home.

After hearing Mr. Ciccarelli’s pleas, Barry Wallerstein, executive director for South Coast Air Quality Management District, told the Autumnwood man officials would be immediately sent to his home to retrieve additional samples.

In the meantime, Ciccarelli said he and his baby have moved out of the Autumnwood tract but he still owns his home there.

According to the latest SCAQMD report, the Feb. 7 samples taken from the Ciccarelli residence were tested at the SCAQMD’s laboratory in Diamond Bar.

“Soil samples were analyzed for metal content. While SCAQMD does not normally analyze soil samples, our laboratory has this capability.

“Water samples were also analyzed for metal content. As with the soil samples, while SCAQMD does not normally analyze water samples, our laboratory has this capability,” according to the SCAQMD report.

Click here for the SCAQMD findings based on the Feb. 7 samples.