Water Contamination

The U.S. EPA declared the Donnelsville, Ohio, aquifer a Superfund site because of its contamination, but residents are still connected to wells recharged by that aquifer. The current solution of putting filtration systems on wells isn’t sustainable.

The City of Bellbrook has joined Dayton and Fairborn in a lawsuit against more than 30 companies that manufactured PFAS, or so-called forever chemicals. Bellbrook said those companies should pay to clean up the PFAS in the city's drinking water wells.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has started community interviews to obtain feedback regarding a contaminated aquifer in Clark County. The public…