Badly tainted groundwater irks residents in Indiana

October 30, 2009 - Manganese, sulfur and iron in the groundwater have residents in the Prairie Creek Run neighborhood asking for a connection to Elkhart’s public system, according to an October 28 article in local newspaper The Elkhart Truth.

The square-mile neighborhood, referred to in the article as “an island with water problems,” was known for years as the lower income Sawmill District. The neighborhood is close to industrial activity to the north.

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