Sludge Watch ==> Illinois - town spills sewage in rural neighbourhood - vague on Ecoli source

[maureen.reilly at sympatico.ca]

Sludgewatch Admin:

Do go to the website below and click on the little news video and watch the 
interview with people whose home drinking water source is contaminated.  
Their neighbourhood was indundated in a huge sewage spill in January, and 
now municipal officials just can't seem to figure out what could be causing 
the E.coli in their drinkingwater wells.  Maybe it is animal feces....septic 
systems?

Good golly ya gotta be brazen to pull this off.  Viruses and bacteria 
survive best in cool wet conditions.  But watch officials try to tell these 
folks...who have been told their home resale value is now zero...that they 
have 'no idea' what could be the source of the Ecoli in their water.

Don't these officials need to be given the old 'Flying Fickle Finger of 
Fate' award?
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http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/2807356.html

Wells Contaminated With E. Coli
Well E. Coli video
Narina Crain


A harmful bacteria that contaminated some wells in Winnebago County is 
showing up once again. The health department had reported an E. Coli problem 
on Rice Avenue and Vinton Avenue was fixed in February. But many residents’ 
wells still test positive for E. Coli and coliform bacteria. The problems 
started in January when a sewer overflowed near the neighborhood. Many 
residents haven't been able to use their water since.

The levels of E. Coli and coliform in the groundwater have dropped since 
January according to the Winnebago County Health Department. But for the 20 
wells on Rice Avenue and Vinton Avenue, there are still low levels the 
bacteria. Health department employees say the cause could be anything from 
septic tanks to animal feces. They're recommending that residents in the 
effected neighborhood pay for city water.