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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

Showing of 80 results for Ground Water Contamination.

ID	84705
Title of Article	Flexsteel agrees to pay for polluted groundwater
Notes	Flexsteel Industries
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 26, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Site, Superfund Sites, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA)

ID	78424
Title of Article	Goshen groundwater site goes on Superfund list
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 19, 2022
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Ground Water Contamination, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Funding

ID	74609
Title of Article	Goshen gets funds to investigate well contamination
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Sep 25, 2021
Page	A1
Subjects	North Fifth Street Groundwater Contamination Site, Goshen, Ground Water Contamination, Fifth Street, Goshen

ID	64684
Title of Article	Stop drinking water order lifted for El Paco Manor Subdivision
Notes	El Paco Manor Subdivision
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 17, 2018
Page	A1
Subjects	Ground Water Contamination, Elkhart

ID	64802
Title of Article	Don't drink the water, city tells subdivision residents
Notes	El Paco Manor Subdivision
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 16, 2018
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Ground Water Contamination, Elkhart

ID	64487
Title of Article	Goshen is awaiting results of September water testing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	September 29, 2018
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Ground Water Contamination, Goshen

ID	62640
Title of Article	Agency discovers hazardous substances in groundwater after test
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 2, 2017
Page	A1
Subjects	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Ground Water Contamination, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA)

ID	61969
Title of Article	Keeping water project afloat
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	June 3, 2017
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Prairie Middlebury Village, Water Quality, Ground Water Contamination

ID	61839
Title of Article	Goshen retention pond projected to exceed $1 million grant by $230,000
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 11, 2017
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Ramirez Salvage and Towing, Lead Poisoning, Ground Water Contamination

ID	61826
Title of Article	Retention basin contaminated by lead
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 8, 2017
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Ramirez Salvage and Towing, Lead Poisoning, Ground Water Contamination

ID	61799
Title of Article	Clarification needed on Lilac Street water
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 6, 2017
Page	A1
Subjects	Prairie Creek Run District, Water Quality, Ground Water Contamination, Lilac Street

ID	61385
Title of Article	Black tap water
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	2010 photo of black water in toilet tank
Date	February 19, 2017
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Prairie Creek Run District, Water Quality, Ground Water Contamination, Lilac Street

ID	61387
Title of Article	Lilac Street residents hope to start drinking city water soon
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Fuzzy Couch; Water jugs
Date	February 19, 2017
Page	A1
Subjects	Prairie Creek Run District, Water Quality, Ground Water Contamination, Lilac Street

ID	54149
Title of Article	Contamination questions abound
Notes	Lusher Superfund site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 30, 2014
Page	A3
Subjects	Superfund Sites, Ground Water Contamination, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA), Public Health Issues

ID	54128
Title of Article	EPA urging 70 properties hook up to Elkhart water
Notes	Lusher Superfund site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo, graphic of areas involved
Date	April 27, 2014
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Water and Sewer Utilities, Sewer System, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA), Ground Water Contamination

ID	49892
Title of Article	More work to be done at Conrail Superfund site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 14, 2012
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Conrail Superfund Site, Ground Water Contamination, Superfund Sites

ID	49861
Title of Article	Conrail Superfund meeting scheduled
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 5, 2012
Page	A3
Subjects	Conrail Superfund Site, Ground Water Contamination, Superfund Sites

ID	48959
Title of Article	What's the source?
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	August 23, 2011
Page	A3, A5
Subjects	Lane, Jacob Clark, Superfund Sites, Ground Water Contamination, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA)

ID	48879
Title of Article	Health study draft done
Notes	Lane Street Superfund area
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of Donna Bila
Date	August 9, 2011
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Pollution, Water, Ground Water Contamination, Superfund Sites, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA)

ID	48880
Title of Article	Health study draft done
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of Donna Bila
Date	August 9, 2011
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Lane Tissue Paper Company, J. C., Ground Water Contamination, Superfund Sites, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA)

ID	48037
Title of Article	EPA begins work
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 12, 2011
Page	C1, C3
Subjects	Superfund Sites, Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Site, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA)

ID	46959
Title of Article	Wells will track underground pollutants
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	January 4, 2011
Page	A3
Subjects	Superfund Sites, Ground Water Contamination, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA), Lusher Ave. Ground Water Contamination Area

ID	44819
Title of Article	Wells tested in Sawmill area for chemicals
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 30, 2010
Page	A1
Subjects	Sawmill District, Water Quality, Ground Water Contamination, Prairie Creek Run District

ID	43070
Title of Article	You won't have the huge, noisy Mega Shredder to kick around
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of shredder
Date	October 7, 2009
Page	A1
Subjects	Mega Shredder, Steel Dynamics Inc., Lusher Ave. Ground Water Contamination Area

ID	42950
Title of Article	Elkhart first in state in Superfunds
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	September 24, 2009
Page	A1
Subjects	Superfund Sites, Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Site, Ground Water Contamination, Environmental Conservation Issues

ID	42788
Title of Article	Should they take it or leave it?
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of water main installation
Date	September 13, 2009
Page	A1
Subjects	Himco, Water and Sewer Utilities, Ground Water Contamination, Superfund Sites

ID	42790
Title of Article	Neighborhood water main construction, HIMCO landfill site cleanup continue
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	September 13, 2009
Page	A2
Subjects	Himes, Charles H., Sr., Water and Sewer Utilities, Ground Water Contamination, Superfund Sites

ID	42258
Title of Article	Troubled water
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos
Date	July 29, 2009
Page	A1
Subjects	Lusher Avenue, Ground Water Contamination, Public Health Issues, Superfund Sites

ID	41945
Title of Article	Monitor, notify, clean, repeat: Rail yard toxins still an issue
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo and map of site
Date	July 1, 2009
Page	A1
Subjects	Conrail, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA), Ground Water Contamination, Superfund Sites

ID	41830
Title of Article	Just how dirty is the Conrail Superfund site?
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 21, 2009
Page	A1
Subjects	Conrail, Ground Water Contamination, Superfund Sites, Pollution, Water

ID	41516
Title of Article	What lies beneath? Here, it's too much pollution
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	map
Date	May 17, 2009
Page	A1
Subjects	Superfund Sites, Brownfields, Ground Water Contamination, Pollution, Soil

ID	41104
Title of Article	EPA wants to add Lane Street site to hazardous waste site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 9, 2009
Page	A3
Subjects	Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Site, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA), Superfund Sites, Ground Water Contamination

ID	40567
Title of Article	Bridge site cleanup OK'd
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of site
Date	March 3, 2009
Page	A3
Subjects	Bridge, Johnson St., Ground Water Contamination

ID	39861
Title of Article	Highway department applies for permit to clean up area near site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 4, 2008
Page	A1
Subjects	Bridge, Johnson St., Ground Water Contamination, Environmental Conservation Issues

ID	39598
Title of Article	EPA going to the source
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of St. Joseph River
Date	November 6, 2008
Page	A1
Subjects	Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA), Lusher Ave. Ground Water Contamination Area, Superfund Sites, Ground Water Contamination

ID	39573
Title of Article	Learn about Lusher contaminants
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 3, 2008
Page	A3
Subjects	Lusher Avenue, Ground Water Contamination, Superfund Sites, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

ID	39541
Title of Article	Beardsley Avenue construction will continue into the spring
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 24, 2008
Page	A3
Subjects	Beardsley Avenue, Ground Water Contamination, Bridge, Johnson St., Streets, Elkhart City

ID	39509
Title of Article	Work on bridge is stopped for water testing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of site
Date	October 21, 2008
Page	A1
Subjects	Bridge, Johnson St., Ground Water Contamination, Pollution, Water, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)

ID	39467
Title of Article	Win clean water, lose right to fight
Notes	Lane Street
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 16, 2008
Page	A3
Subjects	Water and Sewer Utilities, Ground Water Contamination, Government, Elkhart City, Annexations

ID	39380
Title of Article	More residents getting city water
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 10, 2008
Page	A1
Subjects	Water and Sewer Utilities, Ground Water Contamination, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA), Pollution, Water

ID	39357
Title of Article	Possible contaminant found at Johnson and Beardsley
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 4, 2008
Page	A1
Subjects	Pollution, Water, Water and Sewer Utilities, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), Ground Water Contamination

ID	37768
Title of Article	Bridge over troubled waters
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of well-water, resident; map of location
Date	June 10, 2008
Page	A1
Subjects	Pollution, Water, Himco Superfund Site, Water Quality, Ground Water Contamination

ID	37389
Title of Article	Shredder owners declare bankruptcy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 11, 2008
Page	A1
Subjects	Sturgis Iron & Metal, Mega Shredder, Lusher Ave. Ground Water Contamination Area, Superfund Sites

ID	37122
Title of Article	Lusher Ave. site on Superfund list
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 20, 2008
Page	A3
Subjects	Superfund Sites, Lusher Ave. Ground Water Contamination Area, Pollution, Water, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA)

ID	35054
Title of Article	Wheels turn slowly
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of homeowner
Date	December 27, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	Geocel Corp., Ground Water Contamination, Meadow Farms Neighborhood

ID	30906
Title of Article	River risk within reach
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo, map of site
Date	September 20, 2007
Subjects	Superfund Sites, Lusher Ave. Ground Water Contamination Area, Pollution, Water, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA)

ID	30087
Title of Article	Geocel signs on to plan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	September 1, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	Geocel Corp., Ground Water Contamination, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), Meadow Farms Neighborhood

ID	29120
Title of Article	Geocel mulls cleanup
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	August 1, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	Geocel Corp., Ground Water Contamination, Meadow Farms Neighborhood

ID	28522
Title of Article	13 get bad news
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	map
Date	July 10, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	Ground Water Contamination, Geocel Corp., Elkhart County Health Department, Meadow Farms Neighborhood

ID	27996
Title of Article	Geocel: Source of chemicals in wells not known
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 23, 2007
Page	C1
Subjects	Geocel Corp., Ground Water Contamination, Environmental Conservation Issues, Meadow Farms Neighborhood