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Cumberland County approves point-of-use water treatment for Grays Creek and Alderman elementary schools
Summary
The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 27 to install point-of-use reverse-osmosis systems at Grays Creek and Alderman Road elementary schools as a short-term fix and directed staff to study longer-term options including point-of-entry treatment and replacement wells.
Cumberland County commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 27 to install point-of-use reverse-osmosis drinking-water systems at Grays Creek and Alderman Road elementary schools and to continue evaluating longer-term fixes.
The board approved the infrastructure committee’s recommendation to proceed with an immediate “option 1” installation of reverse-osmosis (RO) systems at fixtures in both schools, saying the systems could be installed within about four months. Commissioners also directed staff to investigate option 2 (a point-of-entry granular activated carbon system) and option 3 (replacement deep wells) and return with further actions and cost information.
Why it matters: commissioners said the measure provides an urgently needed, interim way to supply safe drinking water while…
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