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Sulphur residents who have complained about poor water quality might see some improvement by the end of the year.
At the Monday, April 12, Sulphur City Council meeting, council members Dru Ellender, Melinda Hardy, Joy Abshire and Mike Koonce voted to authorize the advertisement of bids for two phases of the Verdine Water Improvement Program — getting filters and installing filters.
The problem may not have begun on our watch, but improvements will start on this watch, Council President Mike Koonce said.
The city has 7,410 active, non-metered water accounts on the city water system. City of Sulphur spokesperson Erica Martin said a few pocket areas have issues with discolored water due to high iron content, mostly in the western and northern portions of the city. ....

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