A retired couple with health issues in Seaside, Oregon, no longer has to pump water for washing from a nearby river, or drive 40 miles to get drinking water from a spring, following the donation of a new water well through Hometown H2O – a domestic water program that’s working to bring access to clean and sustainable water to the more than 1.5 million Americans without it.
Hometown H2O was launched in late 2019 as a result of a partnership between The Chris Long Foundation’s Waterboys initiative and Xylem Inc., along with the Water Well Trust. The new well, which will provide Steve and Lana Gleason (both aged 69) with potable water directly to their home, marks Hometown H2O’s second well donation project this year. Read the full article here.