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WFHB Local News – August 30th, 2023

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, August 30th, 2023. Later in the program, WFHB News continues its coverage on Lake Monroe – how healthy is it and how long will it survive? – on Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Survey Says – Scam …

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Deep Dive: Lake Monroe – How Healthy Is It and How Long Will It Survive? (Part I)

  In this week’s episode of Deep Dive on the WFHB Local News, we delve deep into Lake Monroe’s water quality. As the largest manmade lake in Indiana, Lake Monroe serves as a primary drinking water source for over 130,000 residents and a hub for recreational activities, generating millions in revenue annually.  Our guest, Maggie Sullivan, Watershed Coordinator for the …

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Spencer Resisted Superfund Designation, Due To ‘Economic Stigma’

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The town of Spencer resisted being named a Superfund site by the EPA. According to EPA documents obtained by WFHB, Spencer officials pushed back on the EPA’s designation, due to fears that being named a Superfund site would negatively affect property values. The town’s aquifer was named a Superfund site by the EPA last month. Superfund sites are eligible for …

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EPA Declares Spencer a Superfund Site

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A groundwater plume contaminated with the chlorinated solvent tetrachloroethene, or PCE, has led the EPA to designate the city of Spencer’s municipal well field – which provides water to approximately 9,900 residents- a Superfund Site. The water is blended and treated before distribution to residents. According to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, the municipal water supply in Spencer meets …

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