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Health and soil-and-water staff report modest E. coli improvement, plan microbial source tracking; Paydirt outreach shows strong engagement

Elkhart County Board of Commissioners (and Stormwater/Soil & Water follow-up) · March 24, 2026
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Elkhart County Health reported modest E. coli improvements in sampled waterways and plans microbial source tracking; Soil & Water presenters reported elevated outreach metrics and more than 300 Paydirt attendees, with a field Paydirt scheduled Aug. 27.

Elise of the Elkhart County Health Department presented the county's 2025 water-sampling report and said that sampling of Weaver Ditch, Yellow Creek and Harristic Darkwood shows some improvement in E. coli counts but that more action is needed. Elise said the health department will conduct microbial source tracking — a DNA-based method — to determine…

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