Read the full article by Jared Strong (The Gazette)
“A tiny but growing town just south of Cedar Rapids is infested by toxic chemicals that persist indefinitely in the ground.
The problem might have started decades ago.
Nearly two-thirds of private Swisher wells that have been tested in the past two years are tainted by PFAS, a group of synthetic compounds commonly known as ‘forever chemicals.’ All the drinking water that serves the town of about 900 in northern Johnson County comes from private wells — there is no municipal water supply.” …