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Catuwet water commissioners seek authority to fund source‑water projects on private property
Summary
The chairman of the Catuwet Fire District's Board of Water Commissioners asked the committee to allow the district to fund voluntary source‑water protection projects on private property, citing rising salt, iron, manganese, nitrate and PFAS concerns and the district's approval by local voters to pursue the amendment.
The Catuwet Fire District's board asked the Joint Committee to advance legislation amending the district's enabling law to permit voluntary, voter‑approved expenditures for source‑water protection on private property in the wells' zones of contribution.
David Sherbuck, chair of the district's Board of Water Commissioners, told the committee the district serves about 2,300 accounts with a summer population close to 5,000 and operates five wells on…
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