Airway Heights council holds water contamination debriefing.
City staff reflects on recent crisis, future For Airway Heights City Council and employees, there was a lot to learn from the recent water situation.
During a June 28 study session, council and city department heads held the first of what is scheduled to be several debriefings of the perfluoro chemical contamination issue the city experienced in May.
Public Works Director Kevin Anderson said staff had learned about the chemical testing on properties outside of city limits and already had a plan in place in case their wells were contaminated.
Officials had to wait to dump the water on the ground after first discussing doing so with the state Department of Health.
“With each flushing we learned new things,” Anderson said.
Although the water crisis is over, there is still more work to do.
Staff also touched on different solutions for the impacts the crisis had on the city’s water system.
One idea is to install filters on the city’s wells.
“As we’re discussing options, we are looking at what is most the cost effective, sustainable and safe,” Tripp said.