Is Safe Drinking Water in Rural Tulare County Emerging From Red Tape?
From The Fresno Bee:
“Chris Kapheim, the head of Alta Irrigation District, worked a decade on getting fresh Kings River water for seven northern Tulare County towns where people fear their tainted tap water.
“He succeeded in getting the water, but many more years may pass before people are drinking it.
“River water needs to be treated before going to people’s taps. But for years, a treatment plant project has been lost in a bureaucratic Bermuda Triangle. It has been a struggle to even get public money for a feasibility study.”