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<p>Walter Brooks climbs out of the well house after replacing a lid to one of the pieces of equipment of a water filtration system. The system, that provides his home and the neighboring house its drinking water, was paid for by a nearby mill after the area water supplies showed signs of contamination.</p>

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Something in the water
January 22, 2012 8 p.m.

Something in the water

Homeowners claim lumber mill is responsible for contaminating their private well water, but company isn’t so sure

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