RUSH, N.Y. — A Rush homeowner is demanding a permanent water solution after construction work for a solar project damaged her well and left her without reliable water for a couple of days.
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How we got here
News10NBC’s Adelisa Badzic spoke to Susan Swanton, who lost water for about three days after workers at Horseshoe Solar hit an aquifer while drilling across the Genesee River. Workers were able to plug the aquifer and Swanton got water back, but the water remains dirty.
“They were able to plug the aquifer and we got water back. But the water is dirty,” Swanson said. Horseshoe Solar workers told her the water has turbidity, cloudiness caused by sediment stirred up from the aquifer. Swanton said she is only drinking bottled water provided by the company. She is pushing for public water access, which is only a mile and a half away in West Rush.
Homeowner’s demands
She said the company should pay to extend the public water line to her home and others affected. “And I’m pushing for public water because public water is only a mile and a half from us and West rush. They can dig under the Genesee River. They can dig under those railroad tracks,” Swanton said…