The town of Kouts got an early start on wellhead protection planning.
When we first contacted Nathan Howell, the water supply supervisor, in
January of 1999, he was already in the process of gathering assistance
to manage the municipal well field. The wells are located in an agricultural
area. Mr. Howell had contacted the local Future Farmers of America (FFA)
chapter to see if they wanted to farm the fields using the Best Management
Practices (BMPs) that would ensure safe drinking water for the community.
He had found someone to delineate the wellhead protection area and was
anxious to form the team and get the remainder of the plan underway.