By Patric Hedlund, TME

Frazier Park residents are under a drought and water shortage emergency. The water supply is steady, but a primary well—60 years old—is in the process of being rebuilt. Residents must help conserve water.

In a June 24 special meeting, the Frazier Park Public Utility District (FPPUD) Board said a lab test of their Well 05—one of their most productive wells—measured one part per million (ppm)higher in nitrates (11 ppm) than the state limit (10 ppm).

That well was temporarily moved offline and…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Source of “Tabe 1” data: FPPUD Water Conservation Plan, [Revised June 2021]

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