Q: I am pretty sure a nearby company is polluting my well water. What are my next steps?
A: This is not something you can do on your own. You will need to contact an attorney who specializes in these kinds of claims. They will retain engineering experts to investigate the causal connection between the nearby company and your water well. The experts will test your water and attempt to determine if there is "correspondence" between the company's activities and any pollutants found in your well, in other words, whether any pollutants created by this company are actually migrating to your well. You must have credible expert testimony to bring this kind of claim.
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