The plight of a tiny community in eastern Colorado will soon be the subject of a congressional hearing. Colorado U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is coming to the aid of a small water district in Morgan County, where toxic black sludge passes for drinking water. The Prairie View Ranch Water District is 50 miles northeast of the Denver metro area, and it has been a colossal disaster 20 years in the making. Residents say without drinkable water, their homes are worthless. Boebert — who represents the residents in Washington D.C. — is asking the House Appropriations Committee for a $5 million grant to help overhaul the water system. … Morgan County Board of County Commissioners approved the water district as a private for-profit company despite special districts being tax-exempt public entities, allowing developers to run the district for 16 years while residents were in the dark. 

Other drinking water news:

• The Independent (London, U.K.): Rep. Lauren Boebert seeking $5m in federal funds to remove ‘toxic black sludge’ from drinking water in tiny Colorado community
• Canyon Courier (Evergreen, Colo.): State testing reveals PFAS in many mountain water systems
• KRCR (Redding, Calif.): Oroville’s plan to remove fluoride from water delayed; more public meetings scheduled