Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Residents, Ameren dispute health risk of contamination in Illinois neighborhood

April 11, 2009 - Though officials say the contaminated groundwater in a Champaign neighborhood will be cleaned, the issue has already left a mess of controversy.

The Fifth and Hill neighborhood in Champaign, where a manufactured gas plant used to sit, will undergo a cleanup in mid-April in which all of the contaminated soil in the area will be removed.

While representatives of Ameren, Champaign's primary utilities supplier, have said the groundwater underneath the site has not spread or entered the basements of residents, many residents and officials believe the water is still hazardous to their health.

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