You may recall that the Loudoun County DEQ had offered to purchase filtration systems for those Broad Run Farms residents whose wells were contaminated and who hadn't already purchased a system themselves. We were surprised by the DEQ's seeming lack of imagination and strange policy promotion, claiming they were unable to reimburse those who had purchased a filter system already. At the time, we wrote:

[I]t seems to us, the DEQ could easily find a way to offer the very same assistance to each home owner, including the woman who has already taken steps to protect her home's health. Whether the assistance is compatible with her $4,000 filter should be for her to decide. Otherwise, isn't the DEQ merely paying people off for having remained exposed? Surely this can't be the policy DEQ is trying to promote... can it?

Today we learned this encouraging news via Leesburg Today (Loudoun County, VA):

After contamination was found in the wells of some Broad Run Farms homes, the state Department of Environmental Quality agreed to pony up the money for water filtration units that will purify water for those residents.

The DEQ also agreed to reimburse those who had already purchased filtration units.

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Board of supervisors Vice Chairman Bruce E. Tulloch (R Potomac) worked with the community on the issue. Any residents with questions about the contamination or the reimbursement for water filtration units may contact Tulloch at 703-777-0204 or send an e-mail to btulloch@loudoun.gov.

Read the brief report here.