Parlier reports filtered drinking water, $5.2M groundwater grant and $6M Safe Routes award

At the Parlier City Council meeting on Oct. 2, 2025, city public-works staffer Javier gave a detailed status update on infrastructure projects across the city, telling the council the city now has citywide carbon filtration on most wells, multiple active road and pedestrian-safety projects and several recently awarded grants that will fund groundwater recharge and Safe Routes-to-School improvements.

Javier said the city is finalizing inspections after installing carbon-filter tanks at multiple wells and that “most of the city now is running on filtered water.” He described six-filter installations at Well 8 and Well 9 and a 12-filter installation at Well 28 off Manning Avenue, and said the city is bringing three wells previously out of commission back online.

The update matters because it addresses both long-standing water-quality concerns and near-term safety and mobility projects. Council members and several residents asked for specifics about timelines, costs and follow-up inspections, and staff gave grant and schedule details that will affect work through 2026 and 2027.

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