Rural Paxico faces nitrate-ridden water, floodplain problems
INDIA YARBOROUGH, Topeka Capital-Journal
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1of6Water pools up in front of Deanna Pierson s home in Paxico, Kansas after a rainstorm in late March as Ryan Theel, public works employee, checks her water meter on March 24, 2021. “We have terrible stormwater runoff,” said Pierson. “We’re in a flood zone.” (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)Evert Nelson/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Water after a rainstorm pools the streets in Paxico, Kansas, on March 24, 2021. “We have terrible stormwater runoff,” said resident Deanna Pierson. “We’re in a flood zone.” (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)Evert Nelson/APShow MoreShow Less
Rural Paxico faces nitrate-ridden water, floodplain problems
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We have terrible stormwater runoff, said resident Deanna Pierson. We re in a flood zone.
Pierson, with help from an international organization that works with communities to address climate-related issues, published a survey late last year in The Wabaunsee County Signal-Enterprise to collect responses from area residents about local problems they thought needed to be addressed.
Nearly 75% of respondents, according to survey results provided to The Topeka Capital-Journal by Pierson, indicated reducing flood risk was a high priority.
But until recently, efforts to reduce such risk were stagnant that is until Pierson connected with Thriving Earth Exchange, a program that aims to help communities of all sizes tackle local issues related to natural hazards and resources. And Paxico just so happens to be the smallest community with which the earth exchange has ever worked.