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NEWS BRIEFS
13 W.Va. water systems to share $48 million
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The city of Fairmont is among 13 West Virginia communities to share more than $48 million in federal stimulus funds to improve public drinking water.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau for Public Health, announced funding commitments Tuesday that also include money from the Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Fund.
Fairmont will receive $8.9 million to upgrade its water treatment plant, which has been the source of numerous boil water advisories and supply shortages.
Morgantown will receive $9.4 million to install a 2 million gallon storage tank and other upgrades.
Other beneficiaries includes water systems in Braxton, Fayette, Grant, Harrison, Jefferson, Lewis, McDowell, Morgan, Putnam and Randolph counties.
