Cheney water passes annual testing

When it’s in good supply — which is most of the time — Cheney’s drinking water continues to be some of the cleanest water around.

According to the city’s 2013 Annual Consumer Confidence Report, Cheney’s water tested below maximum contaminant level goals established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency as well as state goals, including contaminants produced as a by-product of water disinfection processes. Some contaminants such as lead were undetected in the water samples collected.

Public Works director Todd Ableman said the city has been conducting water quality testing for years, a...