Lometa water customers left with bad taste

  • Darrin Barker highlights the use of Corix’s “clear well,” a glass-insulated container that stores clean, filtered water at the plant. MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD
    Darrin Barker highlights the use of Corix’s “clear well,” a glass-insulated container that stores clean, filtered water at the plant. MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD
  • The water at Sammy’s Rockin’ K restaurant in Lometa comes out of the faucet looking like this. COURTESY PHOTO | KARLEIGH MCNEW
    The water at Sammy’s Rockin’ K restaurant in Lometa comes out of the faucet looking like this. COURTESY PHOTO | KARLEIGH MCNEW
As high temperatures continue to rage across Texas, the priority for clean, safe drinking water is at a premium. Residents in and around Lometa, however, believe their water is not up to the standards of high quality. This isn’t a new issue for Lometa citizens, as water quality has been lackluster for several years, with last summer being a major turning point. The Dispatch Record reported on…

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