Southwestern Water Conservation District board members have approved a $100,000 grant to further a long-standing project to bring drinking water to the Dryside, as southwestern La Plata County is known. The grant, which was approved Monday, will pay for the pursuit of permits, environmental studies and, more importantly, money to build the backbone of a potable-water system, Tom Brossia, a La Plata West Water Co. board member, said Tuesday. The La Plata West Water Co. has been supported by small grants for several years while it looked for ways to give residents of southwest La Plata County a reliable source of water. Many southwest county residents now must truck water from a spring in Marvel or rely on a well.

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