Boebert steps in where Colorado failed: Black sludge in Morgan County drinking water
By Shaun Boyd | CBS Colorado
The plight of a tiny community in eastern Colorado will soon be the subject of a congressional hearing.
Colorado U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is coming to the aid of a small water district in Morgan County, where toxic black sludge passes for drinking water.
The Prairie View Ranch Water District is 50 miles northeast of the Denver metro area, and it has been a colossal disaster 20 years in the making. Residents say without drinkable water, their homes are worthless.
Boebert -- who represents the residents in Washington D.C. -- is asking the House Appropriations Committee for a $5 million grant to help overhaul the water system.
Boebert is the first elected official willing to meet with the residents, se...