Green Meadows, Indiana

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Green Meadows, Indiana
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Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
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Green Meadows
Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°26′23″N86°57′57″W / 40.43972°N 86.96583°W / 40.43972; -86.96583
Country United States
State Indiana
County Tippecanoe
Township Wabash
Elevation
[1]
709 ft (216 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47906
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID435408 [1]

Green Meadows is a subdivision in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

In 1959, development began on a 102-acre plat bounded by Indiana Highway 26, Klondike Road, and Lindbergh Road. The development included a privately owned sewage disposal system and central water system, one of the first subdivisions in the state to do so. [2]

In 1990, the state started an investigation into malfeasance at the Green Meadows Utility company, [3] and later that year stepped in to require improvements to the water service. [4] In 1992 the water utility was acquired by West Lafayette Water company. [5]

In the early 2000s, reports began to surface about cancer clusters in Green Meadows, pointing potential blame on hazardous waste dumped in landfills operated on the Purdue University Thomas Horticultural Farm, which was adjacent to the Green Meadows water source. [6] [7] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Meadows, Indiana
  2. "Green Meadows has own water, sewage plants". Journal and Courier. September 11, 1959. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  3. "Green Meadows, West Lafayette, Indiana Utilities water construction, regulatory commission". Journal and Courier. March 16, 1990. p. 9.
  4. "Green Meadows, West Lafayette, Indiana Utility water". Journal and Courier. June 8, 1990. p. 19.
  5. "Green Meadows, West Lafayette, Indiana, Utility corporation". Journal and Courier. December 11, 1992. p. 9.
  6. "Green Meadows, West Lafayette Indiana, Cancer Clusters". Journal and Courier. September 11, 2000. p. 1.
  7. "Green Meadows West Lafayette, Indiana Purdue cancer, dumps". Journal and Courier. September 11, 2000. p. 6.
  8. "Green Meadows, West Lafayette, Indiana Purdue, Cancer 1990s dump". Journal and Courier. November 9, 2001. p. 8.