▁in ▁Jackson ville , ▁Maryland , ▁were ▁cont amin ated ▁by ▁a ▁sp ill ▁of ▁ 2 6 , 0 0 0 ▁gall ons ▁of ▁gas oline ▁from ▁an ▁Ex x on - M obil ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁resulting ▁in ▁an ▁on going ▁court ▁battle . ▁The ▁suit ▁has ▁been ▁file d ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Maryland ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Environment ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁residents , ▁seeking ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁in ▁dam ages ▁from ▁Ex x on - M obil . ▁Many ▁residents ▁also ▁file d ▁their ▁own ▁separate ▁law su its . ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁when ▁a ▁gas oline ▁tank ▁spr ang ▁a ▁leak ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁detected ▁for ▁ 3 4 ▁days . ▁Test ing ▁of ▁ 1 2 0 ▁well s ▁resulted ▁in ▁danger ously ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁M T BE ▁being ▁found . ▁Res idents ▁were ▁put ▁in ▁danger ▁by ▁the ▁sp ill , ▁and ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁further ▁health ▁problems , ▁they ▁required ▁bott led ▁water ▁for ▁cook ing , ▁drink ing , ▁and ▁br ushing ▁teeth . ▁Res idents ▁of ▁Jackson ville ▁continue ▁to ▁use ▁bott led ▁water ▁for ▁all ▁activities ▁despite ▁having ▁M T BE ▁filters ▁and ▁al ar ms ▁installed ▁in ▁their ▁homes . ▁Home ▁values ▁also ▁dropped ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁sp ill . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Ex x on - M obil ▁settled ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁the ▁state