CHENANGO COUNTY – Chenango County health officials are pushing to educate and provide area residents with safe, quality drinking water, thanks to a stream of state funding through the NYS Drinking Water Program.

County leaders recently approved that $13,800 be applied to the county’s health department for the program. That money will allow the department to pay for man hours, equipment, day-to-day travel, conferences and training expenses, and any additional expenses for the Drinking Water Program.