Shenandoah County:
“Mount Jackson is moving forward with a project to construct
a water treatment plant that would add two existing wells to the town’s water
system. The project cost is $787,200. It is being paid with a $432,960 30-year
loan at 2.5 percent interest from the Health Department’s office of drinking
water, plus principal forgiveness, basically a grant, of $354,240.
During its regular meeting Tuesday (Feb. 11), the Mount
Jackson Town Council approved an engineering design contract with Kreye
Blankenship, Inc., of $73,000 for the project. ‘This project would bring the
two wells on line,’ said Kevin Fauber, town manager. ‘Water from the wells
would be treated through construction of small treatment plant.’
One well has somewhat high nitrate levels and the other,
located in a mountainous area, contains considerable iron, he added. Mount
Jackson currently uses four wells, said Fauber. When complete, this project
will increase the total number of wells to six, adding two wells to the overall
waterworks for the town of 2,000 people.”
~ Writes Jonathon Shacat of The Shenandoah Valley-Herald
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