Well before the City of Newburgh announced in May 2016 that it would stop drawing from Washington Lake, analyses and the naked eye had identified a drinking water supply under assault.The big-box retail stores, car dealerships and industrial companies rising along state routes 17K, 207 and 300 alarmed public officials and environmentalists concerned about protecting the lake, which has long been the primary source of drinking and cooking water for the city's residents and [...]