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1/19/2007 4:00:00 AM
Water from Prescott saves the day for Chino

The good news is that customers of the Wilhoit Water Co. have access to a steady stream of safe drinking water.

The bad news is the Arizona Corporation Commission had to get involved for it to happen.

The City of Prescott has made available water from its Chino Valley hydrant to the water company to serve its customers until Wilhoit can find a way to remove arsenic from the water coming out of its Chino well.

Recently regulators found that water coming out of the Wilhoit Water Co. well contained 30 times the current federal acceptable level of arsenic in the water and six times the former federal level.

Corporation Commissioner Kris Mayes said Wednesday that Prescott Mayor Rowle Simmons agreed to make the water available to Wilhoit Water Co. to serve its customers.

Mayes said all five members of the commission agreed that Wilhoit owner Robert Conlin needed to reach an agreement with the City of Prescott to pay for the water by close of business Thursday.

Kudos to Mayes and Simmons for jumping in and helping to solve the problem.





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