Airgas is donating the calcium hydroxide, an excellent source of alkalinity, to the Patoka South Fork Watershed Steering Committee

The Augusta Lake AMD remediation project is well underway by Indiana's Patoka South Fork Watershed Steering Committee with the inclusion of corporate partner Airgas, Inc. Direct neutralization of the 52 acre acid lake, in addition to the ongoing work of Boy Scout Troop 151, Boy Scout Troop 182, and Girl Scout Troop 411, with liquid calcium hydroxide from Airgas' Mid-America plant in Evansville Indiana began September 1, 1999. Up to eight tanker loads per week, of 5,000 gallons per tanker, is being added to the lake. Airgas is donating the calcium hydroxide, an excellent source of alkalinity, to the Patoka South Fork Watershed Steering Committee. Read More