1988 Civil Action Naming Wausau Chemical, City of Wausau, Others


Regarding the contamination of Wausau’s drinking water supply in the 1980s.

Civil Action in the Western District Court naming Wausau Chemical, the City of Wausau, and others as defendants.

“Analysis of water samples taken from various taps within the City of Wausau have shown evidence of contamination with hazardous substances including PCE.”

The contamination resulted in a Wausau Superfund site (called Wausau Ground Water Contamination):

https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0505186

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Wausau-Chemical-DOJ-Civil-Action-1988