Talks of water supply
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Editor,
The Polson City Commission has decided to proceed with consideration of extending the city water system to service a new casino near the airport with a suggestion that sewer service will also become available when requested.
I have lived in Polson for 41 years with several decades serving as the city engineer. I do not recall a summer when there were no concerns for if not serious restrictions on summer water use.
Securing new sources of water has been difficult and expensive at best and is further confused by the new water compact. The commission may have forgotten the fact that water has been in short supply in the summer, and hopefully they have a currently undisclosed plan to significantly increase supplies, but until reliable and significant sources of new water are online for the current residents of Polson, discussions of providing water to a large casino are inappropriate.
Bob Fulton
Polson
