Lake Elmo Takes Well, Water Tower Offline Amid PFC Concerns

LAKE ELMO, MN — Concerns over chemicals in the water is forcing a Twin Cities town to take one of its wells and towers offline. People living in Lake Elmo got an alert Tuesday of high levels of perfluorochemical, or PFCs, in some of its water according to a report from the Minnesota Department of Health.

Some homeowners have also been complaining about their water being brown. For 10 minutes Wednesday, homeowner Ernie Bruckner will have to run the water in his home until it clears.

This article is from CBS Minnesota.

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