Published: December 10, 2018

THE CITY OF LORETTO WAS RECENTLY AWARDED A $150,000 EMERGENCY COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE GRANT THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) RURAL DEVELOPMENT. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THE GRANT WILL FUND A WATER LINE EXTENSION ALONG DIXON BRANCH ROAD WHICH WILL HELP RESIDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT DROUGHT IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND HAVE CONCERNS FOR THEIR HEALTH AND WELFARE. IN NOVEMBER 2016, CITY OFFICIALS WERE APPROACHED BY THE RESIDENTS WHO SPOKE OF THEIR WELLS BECOMING ALARMINGLY CLOSE TO RUNNING OUT AND OF THE E COLI BACTERIA AND FECAL COLIFORM WHICH WAS FOUND ONCE THE DROUGHT ENDED AND THE SPRINGS WERE RETESTED. LORETTO'S LOCAL LEADERS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO PUT THE CITY IN A POSITION TO RECEIVE THIS GRANT AND TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE ACCESS TO A CLEAN RELIABLE WATER SOURCE.