Hundreds of people in west Dallas County will soon have a cleaner, safer source of water in their homes thanks to a $3.8 million project. alnews alabamanewsnetwork
Hundreds of people in west Dallas County will soon have a cleaner, safer source of water in their homes.
A $3.8 million dollar project is taking county water into the Bogue Chitto community of Dallas County.“Some people would get sick when you drink the water. But we later found after we had the water tested that bacteria is in the water,” said Shelly McGee. “So at that point, as we learned that, we just found alternate measures to kind of minimize the use of the water as much as possible,” said Francious Thomas.It’s taken years of work — but now it’s finally happening. Thanks to a $3.8 million dollar USDA-funded — water system expansion project.
“This investment today gives them the opportunity to have safe, clean drinking water in their communities,” said USDA Rural Development Alabama State Director Nivory Gordon, Jr.The project will allow the West Dallas Water Authority to expand it’s water service into the Bogue Chitto community.“Good water, clean water is a health necessity. It’s a human right,” said West Dallas Water Authority Board Chairman Maggie Drake Peterson.
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