Cooler heads should prevail in AH water crisis

By now the West Plains — and probably all of Spokane County — knows the situation with Airway Heights’ water system.

On May 16, city officials announced that two of its wells tested above Environmental Protection Agency lifetime health advisory levels for two perfluoro chemicals. This is a result from testing of wells on and around Fairchild Air Force Base that had contamination above advisory levels. Both the city and Fairchild are doing everything possible to provide residents and businesses with alternative water sources in the short term while finding a long-term solution to solve this iss...