According to a new report by the Alliance for the Great Lakes and Clean Wisconsin, nitrate contamination could cost communities millions of dollars in remediation and lead to higher health care bills for thousands of residents in largely rural areas where people rely on private drinking water wells. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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