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Residents, water district representatives discuss funded well drilling and water-quality testing
Summary
Community members and RVAMAC members discussed funding for drilling 12 wells (to be sited on public land), the ability to test lower and upper aquifers from the same well, and efforts to find grants for home reverse-osmosis systems; council agreed to place related materials on the September agenda.
At the Aug. 7 Round Valley Area Municipal Advisory Council meeting, community members raised water testing as a priority, noting funding exists for drilling 12 wells but the work must occur on public land. Meeting participants reported that the planned drilling will allow technicians to sample both lower and upper aquifers from the same borehole, which could streamline quality testing across the valley.
Robbie Wyre described potential grant support and consumer options, saying there is funding for testing but “12 wells are funded for drilling” only on public land because private owners sometimes drop out. He identified the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program as a possible funding source and suggested partnering with Round Valley Indian Tribes (RVIT). He also noted reverse-osmosis home systems are commercially available (an example cited at about $439) and recommended posting an ad and seeking grant funds to help households obtain treatment systems. Council members agreed to add a related GRT vision statement from July 6, 2024, to the September agenda for possible letter support from RVAMAC.
