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This year's record-setting rainfall in the Midwest has damaged several homes and businesses. Residents of Blandinsville, Illinois, did not have safe drinking water for nearly two months. Waters in the wells turned muddy brown during the storm. When the sediment cleared, waters were still testing for bacteria such as E.coli. Though estimates vary, roughly 53 million U.S. residents, about 17% of the population, rely on private wells, according to a study conducted in part by Environmental Protection Agency researchers.