Halquist Stone Co.

Halquist Stone Co.

Lisbon, WI: (May-13-07) 28 families who lived in a 45-acre area north of county Highway K and west of Sussex Creek, filed a lawsuit against Halquist Stone Co. in 2004, alleging that the entire neighborhood experienced problems with their wells, including muddy, turbid water and, in some cases, no water at all, as a result of the quarry where Halquist did its blasting. The case went to trial in Waukesha County Circuit Court in 2006, with Halquist contending that well problems were not new to the area, and some of the wells in the neighborhood were more than 40 years old. One of the plaintiffs' Jane and Emil Glodoski were left with no water for days and a huge puddle of mud surrounding their well cover. Once they got water running from the well again, initial tests showed it had coliform bacteria and E coli, forcing them to use bottled water for drinking and cooking. Halquist, which mines the area's famous Lannon stone at the quarry, has been in operation in the area since 1929. After the lawsuit, Haliquist agreed to a settlement, paying $1 million to set up a fund to provide an alternative water source to the area. [JS ONLINE: HALQUIST STONE]

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Published on May-16-07