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Floyd County officials warn of water-supply risk as PFAS grant is delayed, discuss drilling and well cleaning
Summary
PSA staff told county and town leaders that wells are declining, a PFAS-related grant decision is delayed several months, and drilling a new, high-capacity well would cost roughly $350,000 (plus about $40,000 to drill a test hole); officials agreed to explore both new drilling and cleaning existing wells.
Floyd County officials said water-supply capacity is strained and that a PFAS-related grant the PSA had hoped to use is on hold for several months, prompting discussion of contingency funding and near-term technical steps.
"It's $350,000 we've got allocated for a potential cost for the well," Speaker 12 said, noting the authority would still need to find land and secure easements for a new, higher-capacity well. "It's $40,000 to drill a hole and see,"…
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