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Manganese detection elevates Western well project; EPA/DEM design support moves project forward

Coventry School Building Committee · November 6, 2025
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A manganese-related no-drink order at Western prompted state and federal design funding and placed the project as a high priority. Staff said design funds are in place and that the work will replace plumbing, evaluate tanks, and add a generator; bottled water has been supplied during the interim.

Staff told the committee that the Western well project has been designated a high-priority project after manganese in well samples led to a current no-drink order at the school. That designation attracted design grant support from DEM and the Department of Health and engaged EPA funding programs intended to address drinking-water issues for…

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