ATSDR to Host Open House Session about Upcoming Environmental Health Activities at the Lusher Avenue Groundwater Contamination Site

Elkhart County, Elkhart, Indiana

Friday, October 31, 2008

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry will hold an Open House in Elkhart, Indiana to gather community health concerns from residents of neighborhoods near the Lusher Avenue Groundwater Contamination Site.  The Open House will occur:

November 5, 2008
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
at
Calvary United Methodist Church
2222 West Indiana
Elkhart, IN  46516

and

November 6, 2008
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
at
Canaan Baptist Church
933 Fieldhouse Avenue
Elkhart, IN 46517

The Lusher Avenue Groundwater Contamination Site is an underground mass of contaminated water located in Elkhart, IN.  In the late 1980s, the Elkhart County Health Department discovered TCE and TCA in water samples collected in more than 100 wells.

Community members seeking more information about the Open House should contact Rose Jackson, ATSDR Health Communication Specialist at 770-488-0777.

ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, evaluates the human health effects of exposure to environmental substances.

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Members of the news media can request an interview by calling the NCEH/ATSDR Office of Communication at 770-488-0700.

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Related PHA & HC For this Press Release

Lusher Avenue Groundwater Contamination
Document Date: 7/14/2009 - PHA  [PDF - 4755 KB]

Lusher Avenue Groundwater Contamination - For Public Comment
Document Date: 3/1/2009 - PHA  [PDF - 5925 KB]

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