EXCLUSIVE: Clark Co. Officials Fear Drinking Water is Polluted

Officials at the Clark County Combined Health District tell NewsCenter 7 a local company could be polluting the sole source of drinking water for more than 60,000 people.

Convey It, Inc. houses a massive pile of road salt off Tremont City Road in Moorefield Township for use by private contractors during the winter months.

The company has recently been cited by EPA for failing to properly cover and contain the runoff water from the salt pile, which officials fear is leaking into the Mad River aquifer underneath the area.

Health officials say if the aquifer is breached, taxpayers could have to shell out millions of dollars to install special filters at the Springfield water plant to remove the salt and make it safe to drink.

Tune to NewsCenter 7 at 5:30 tonight for more on our exclusive investigation.