The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Drinking Water Emerging Contaminant Grant program has awarded $70,000 to the community of Salisbury to evaluate the city’s drinking water system. The program helps communities to assess their systems and identify improvements to address emerging contaminants in the drinking water. Emerging contaminants are substances that are known or suspected to pose risks to human health but are not yet regulated under environmental laws.
The city will evaluate potential system improvements, including remediation, destruction technologies, treatment options, regionalization, or alternate water sources.
The selected upgrades will enable the water system to continue meeting drinking water quality standards and providing reliable water service.