Rural Paxico faces nitrate-ridden water, floodplain problems INDIA YARBOROUGH, Topeka Capital-Journal FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Water pools up in front of Deanna Pierson's home in Paxico, Kansas after a rainstorm in late March as Ryan Theel, public works employee, checks her water meter on March 24, 2021. “We have terrible stormwater runoff,” said Pierson. “We’re in a flood zone.” (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)Evert Nelson/APShow MoreShow Less 2of6Water after a rainstorm pools the streets in Paxico, Kansas, on March 24, 2021. “We have terrible stormwater runoff,” said resident Deanna Pierson. “We’re in a flood zone.” (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)Evert Nelson/APShow MoreShow Less