Missouri housewife argues contamination case before state Supreme Court, and wins!

May 23, 2007 - Just less than a decade ago, the Eatons purchased a home in Hematite.

They loved the woodsy feel of the area, and the spacious lot on which their home sat.

It all seemed idyllic--until Clarissa Eaton came home and saw an ominous note posted on her front door.

"There was a note on our front door telling us not to drink the water," Eaton said. "We were horrified."

Several homes in the neighborhood received the same note, and cases of bottled water.

The donor?

The owners of a nuclear fuel processing plant situated down the road.

While the water contamination originated from solvents, and was not radiological in nature, the Eatons were badly shaken by the disclosure.

"We didn't know the plant existed," she said. "We couldn't believe it. We didn't want to believe it."

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