Parchment To Receive Kalamazoo Water

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An agreement has been finalized so residents of the city of Parchment and Cooper Township who are dealing with chemical contamination in their water will get clean water. The Kalamazoo City Commission and the Parchment City Commission approved an agreement Monday for Kalamazoo to provide a year’s worth of water to Parchment’s water system, which also serves parts of Cooper Township. Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell says local, state and federal agencies came together to help.

“They (Parchment) threw up the red flag, and friends came around,” said Hopewell, adding “we’re glad to be able to be those friends.”

It’s being called an interim deal because there are a lot of tests to be completed, alternatives that could present themselves and long term costs to be considered. The first of the three water stations could be operational later this week.