‘It’s just not safe anymore’: Village of Plunkett raising funds to install reverse osmosis water system
The community of Plunkett will continue fundraising efforts for a reverse osmosis system with an event on Friday.
The village of around 40 households and 60 residents has been under a precautionary drinking water advisory (PDWA) full-time for almost three years, and on and off advisories for about five years.
Lyle Phillips is on village council and helped put together applications for government funding for water treatment equipment since 2014. All applications were denied.
“Our water source is ground water and we have elevated ammonia and the filter system is just not working and we can’t add enough chlorine to maintain good quality to eliminate ammonia,” Phillips told northeastNOW.