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Spokane County hears West Plains residents’ concerns about contaminated wells; commissioner announces $7.495 million state grant for filtration
Summary
Residents told the county they lack timely information about aquifer protection as private wells show contamination; Commissioner French said the state will award $7.495 million to fund point-of-entry treatment and related work on the West Plains.
Spokane County commissioners heard multiple public comments April 29 urging faster, clearer county action on contamination of private wells on the West Plains and announced state funding to begin household filtration work.
At an open-public-forum segment, several residents described a sense of being left out of internal county planning and urged a sustained, collaborative response. Craig Ballasing of the West Plains asked the county to “help keep us informed so our input is more up to date.” John Hancock told the board private wells on the West Plains “have a contamination that can't be fixed using just the perspectives of people who live in town,” and urged the commissioners to move beyond campaign promises to continuous action.
Commissioner Pam…
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