Groundwater
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is warning residents with wells or cisterns whose water source is the Ruscom River not to drink their water unless its tested for microcystins. A blue-green algae bloom has been found on the river near Trepanier Road and Lakeshore Road 129. When tested, a licensed lab should show levels less than 1.5 parts per billion. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.