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In 2003, my husband, Chris Riley, and I built our log home from reclaimed barn timbers on a 10-acre lot. We put up all of the fencing around the property by hand, planted numerous trees, including an orchard of fruit and nut trees. We have approximately an acre under organic
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"My partner, Vince Lobello, and I live on S 700 W right near the Wabash River, and close to one of the test wells. Soon after they started drilling, we had issues with our water. The first issue was caused by a huge rust deposit that clogged the filter
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Growing up in Dayton and Lafayette, Indiana afforded me the incredible blessings of being surrounded by naturally abundant waterways such as the Wabash River and the Wildcat Creek. Some of my favorite activities were fishing and creek-walking in the Wildcat, school field trips to the Tippecanoe Battlefield and Fort Ouiatenon
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"This nightmare started when large trucks mobilized into our driveway unannounced. It was in this moment we learned that they were contracted to drill the adjacent lot, though they wouldn't share why. When test site #1 pumping began, we promptly changed our anode rod because the smell
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"We have lived in our home almost 3 years and have been amazed at our water pressure and quality of water; we have never had an issue with our water smelling like sulfur or any other issues until the pumping started summer 2023. We had no idea any testing
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I live within a mile of both INTERA test sites. Thus, I am interested in the results of their pumping tests. In early December, I started monitoring activity on their western-most test site daily, to ascertain when pumping had begun, because INTERA would not reveal when they intended to start
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"It is very sad to see all this work (the investment in land and irrigation) over sixty-five years taken from our family through the IEDC's proposed water pipeline. Taking the opportunity that I wish to pass on to the fourth generation of our farm. The proposed water
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"This is a State manufactured crisis, in order to leverage more development, being paid for with taxpayer dollars. The State has paid for numerous water studies over the years and believes central Indiana to be running out of water in the foreseeable future. However, development continues. And their solution
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"Summer of 2023, without warning, INTERA pumped and dumped 2MG of potable water into the adjacent Wabash River for 6 days (12MG total), within 0.75mi of approximately 80 residents…For the first time ever, residents reported gravel in their filters, silt in their toilets, lowered water pressure and
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Highlights the environmental risks and resource demands of semiconductor manufacturing, mirroring concerns about the LEAP Lebanon water pipeline, and emphasizes the need for comprehensive environmental assessments, sustainable practices, and transparent stakeholder engagement in industrial projects. 1. Resource Intensive Operations: The construction of new semiconductor factories, while economically beneficial, requires significant
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"Stop the Water Steal" advocates for independent scientific evaluations and stronger legislative protections against large-scale water transfers, emphasizing bipartisan unity and persistent strategic advocacy to safeguard the Wabash Valley watershed. 1. Urgent Call for Independent Review: "Stop the Water Steal" advocates strongly for an independent third-party
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* 1/30/2024: Stop the Water Steal's David Sanders interviewed on local morning podcast (1/30/24) "Kendall and Casey"
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* Bills to better manage Indiana's water supply, amid LEAP concerns, don't get hearings - Proponents such as Stop the Water Steal — a group that has formed in response to and opposition of the plans to pipe water from the Lafayette area down to the LEAP District
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* An Article written by Saul Elbein for THE HILL shows how a Majority of America’s underground water stores are drying up, study finds many of America’s critical sources of underground water are in a state of rapid and accelerating decline. More evidence that the LEAP pipeline pumping 100,
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* Published by the Citizens Action Coalition The LEAP (Limitless Exploration/Advanced Pace) district is a 10,000-acre plot of productive farmland adjacent to Lebanon along Interstate 65 (I-65) that is to be converted into a massive industrial park. LEAP is perhaps the largest and most expensive economic development project ever
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The IEDC has been subject of intense public scrutiny from protests over whether the state has enough water to build a pipeline from the Wabash River to the LEAP district in Boone County. The Indiana Economic Development Foundation gets money from the state, but it also has a non-profit component;