Pollution has been found in 19 water wells on property owned by Hutterite families in the Deep Creek area, and environmental experts say the source appears to be a Cold War-era missile battery.

Three toxic chemicals [TCE, Perchlorate and NDMA] have been found in the wells west of Spokane near Riverside State Park, one a common military engine degreaser and the other two typically found in rockets such as those in Nike anti-aircraft guided missiles, Environmental Protection Agency officials said.

"The combination of these three chemicals is fairly unique," an EPA remedial project manager, Harry Craig, told The Spokesman-Review. "The only places that I've seen that is at rocket motor facilities" in California and at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Colorado.

The agency reported the findings May 16 to the Army Corps of Engineers, which is responsible for the cleanup of military pollution. Corps spokesman Steve Cosgrove told the newspaper Wednesday a decision on cleanup is likely months away. Read the full story here.