Wells may pose threat at Lowell landfill

By John Byrne
The Post-Tribune

LOWELL, IN - An investigation into pollution levels at the Feddeler landfill may actually have made the pollution worse, according to state officials.

Arguing wells dug at the Feddeler site last year by Lake County environmental contractors could contribute to water contamination, the state Department of Environmental Management has threatened to fine the Lake County Sheriff's Department up to $25,000 per day.

State officials contend the Sheriff's Department overstepped its authority and violated environmental statutes last year while investigating whether chemical discharges from the long-dormant landfill north of Indiana 2 were fouling the air or groundwater around Lowell....Read more.