西弗吉尼亚州麦克道尔县与明戈县州长宣布320万美元净水计划，惠及5000户井水家庭
西弗吉尼亚州州长帕特里克·莫里西11月4日宣布一项320万美元的净水计划，为麦克道尔县与明戈县依赖私人水井、泉水或蓄水池的5000户家庭提供清洁可靠的饮用水，惠及1万多名居民。
根据州长办公室11月4日发布的公告，该计划将州与联邦两方面资金结合，覆盖市政供水范围之外的家庭。其中，联邦乡村健康转型计划提供120万美元，用于“个人健康加速器”清洁水项目，援助1000户高优先级与危机家庭，包括无自来水家庭、细菌或硝酸盐超标家庭以及有婴幼儿或老年人的家庭，内容涵盖州实验室全面水质检测、定制净水设备、井水消毒、至2027年9月的替换滤芯以及处理后验证检测。州长民事应急基金另出资200万美元，为另外4000户家庭提供设备，每户将获得一台台式净水系统。
州长办公室指出，该地区地下水问题普遍，弗吉尼亚理工大学与美国地质调查局近期的研究发现，当地受检水井与泉水中有65%至90%检出大肠菌群。州卫生部与环保部将发布竞争性资金公告，遴选一家合格机构负责入户配送与检测工作，并与麦克道尔县老龄委员会、食品银行、教会及志愿消防队等地方组织合作。资金公告预计本周内开放，最终授标预计在明年1月，水质检测与净水系统配送预计2027年2月开始。
（来源：西弗吉尼亚州州长办公室）
West Virginia Governor Announces $3.2 Million Clean Water Plan for McDowell and Mingo Counties, Reaching 5,000 Well-Water Households
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced a $3.2 million clean water initiative on November 4 to provide clean, dependable drinking water to 5,000 households in McDowell and Mingo counties that rely on private wells, springs or cisterns, benefiting more than 10,000 residents.
According to the governor's office announcement of November 4, the initiative pairs state and federal funds to reach homes outside municipal water service. The federal Rural Health Transformation Program provides $1.2 million for the Personal Health Accelerator clean water project, assisting 1,000 high-priority and crisis households, including homes without running water, homes with elevated bacteria or nitrate levels, and households with infants or seniors; it covers comprehensive state lab water testing, customized filtration units, well disinfection, replacement filters through September 2027 and post-treatment verification testing. The Governor's Civil Contingent Fund adds $2 million to provide equipment to another 4,000 households, each receiving a countertop water purification system.
The governor's office noted that groundwater problems are widespread in the region: recent studies by Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey found coliform bacteria in 65% to 90% of wells and springs tested locally. The Department of Health and Department of Environmental Protection will issue a competitive funding announcement to select a qualified organization for household distribution and testing, working with local partners including the McDowell County Commission on Aging, food banks, churches and volunteer fire departments. The funding announcement is expected to open this week, a final award is expected in January, and water testing and filtration system distribution are expected to begin in February 2027.
(Source: Office of the Governor of West Virginia)
来源：西弗吉尼亚州州长办公室
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图片来源：图：位于 Welch 的麦克道尔县法院大楼。公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The McDowell County Courthouse in Welch. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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