State Requires Trailer Park To Chlorinate Its Water

In/Around: Airway Heights

The owner of a small water system serving a trailer park near Airway Heights was forced to disinfect the system earlier this year.

The state Department of Health issued an order in January requiring testing and installation of a chlorinator at the Fairview Heights Trailer Court.

“It’s pretty well straightened out,” said Joe Kieger, manager of the park. “The water seems to be just fine.”

About 20 trailers at the park are occupied mostly by low-income residents, he said. The park is located on U.S. Highway 2 just west of the city limits of Airway Heights.

The owner was identified as Warren Dahl. He was not available for comment.

The state order requires the trailer park to monitor the water for bacteria and other pollutants and submit regular reports on the results.

The order also required the trailer park to make sure the water system is being run by someone who is qualified and to notify residents that their drinking water had not been adequately monitored.

Kieger said the trailer court has been testing the water each day and filling out the required reports.

He said the trailer park also installed a chlorinating machine to disinfect the water.

Kieger, who was recently hired to manage the trailer park, said he was not aware of anyone who had gotten sick from the water.

, DataTimes