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"Sand Mines Enter Into Water Debate"

"Having clean and abundant water is something that typically isn’t an issue in Wisconsin.

But to some residents that live next to sand mines, there are concerns regarding the water they pull from their well.

In an affidavit that Mike and Stacy Sylla filed in opposition to sand mines, they stated, 'The worst thing that happened during construction and mining was the deterioration of our water. It turned a terrible orange/brown color-thick, dirty. When we would fill our Brita water pitcher, there would be a layer of sand on the bottom. Our ice maker on our fridge quit working-the system became plugged with all the sediment.'"

Jordan Simonson reports for the Jackson County Chronicle April 26, 2017.

Source: Jackson County Chronicle, 04/28/2017