Passing the Buck: The path to clean drinking water can be long and expensive

Passing the Buck: The path to clean drinking water can be long and expensive

When Erica and Mike Giroux, both business owners, moved into the Broad Brook area of East Windsor in 2016, their well water test showed they had potable water, safe for drinking. That all changed in 2021, however, when the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit Connecticut. East Windsor is a rural area with farmland just up the street from the Giroux’s home, and the resultant runoff from heavy rains flooded their yard with reddish-brown water. The flood…