The Hi-Desert Water District board of directors was enthusiastic about approving an agreement with the county to provide Pioneertown with clean water. Managing editor Tami Roleff has more…
Residents in Pioneertown have had high levels of arsenic in their water supply for years, a situation that has inhibited new construction in the area. At last night’s meeting of the Hi-Desert Water District board of directors, the board unanimously approved an agreement with the county that will give Pioneertown residents access to a clean, reliable water supply—if and when the county ever builds the infrastructure to deliver the water. Under the agreement, the county will have access to the district’s Warrant Valley sub-basin, in exchange for an equal amount of water from the county’s Ames/Reche water basin. All costs involved in the water exchange, including the water district’s staff time involved in the agreement, will be paid by the county.
