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| Corrections Department declines to build new well system at prison |
| By newsok.com- Graham Lee Brewer |
| Published: 09/22/2014 |
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LEXINGTON — A group of residents living south of two local prisons must continue their search for drinkable water after the Oklahoma Corrections Department said it lacked the authority to partner with them to build a new well system. Residents in the rural area east of town have dealt with heavy amounts of contamination in their water for over a decade, causing them to rely on robust filtration systems or to purchase water in bulk or by the bottle, according to members of the Cleveland County Rural Water District No. 1. The district has been in talks with the state Corrections Department for years, hoping to secure a deal that would build a new well system for both the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center and the Joseph Harp Correctional Center, and also provide potable water for those residents. In a Sept. 9 letter, state Corrections Department General Counsel David Cincotta said not only does the department lack the authority to sell water, but also it has a functioning water well system and could not incur the costs of building new wells. Read More. |
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