Michael Virtarin, from the Associated Press, wrote this piece about W. Virginia. In it, the article describes the pollution the area is faced with, and the upgrades to water treatemnt plants that took place.
This is good reading, because many areas of the country are facing water quality issues. The upgrades did not come cheap, but the results insure that good quality drinking water will be available to the affected areas for many years to come. Now the area should deal with the pollution problems!

Key Takeaways:

• The water treatment facility in Morgantown turns dirty water into high quality drinking water – exceeding state and federal standards
• This kind of system is not cheap; it was upgraded to its current level with a $40 million municipal bond in 2013.
• High quality systems may not be able to filter out every chemical, but they have a better chance of detecting them and notifying operators.

“In addition to being safe, it won the association’s award for best-tasting West Virginia water in 2016.”

Read more: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/water-filtration-system-west-virginia-among-elite-151915187.html