CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council announced $14.2 million in funding for sewer and water projects around the state at its meeting on May 1.
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Customers of the Fairview water system were forced to use bottled water in 2019 when health officials detected E. coli in the water supply. Here, Tom Triplett, a street department worker, stands by a stack of cases of bottled water.
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In this Sept. 2019 file photo, Fairview Elementary School Principal Mel Coleman Jr. stands by a water fountain at the school that was forced to be covered during the townâs E. coli scare.
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FAIRMONT â The soft deadline for municipalities to apply for American Rescue Plan funds was July 19, and as the first distribution of dollars takes place, local governments are planning spending.