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Water Well Trust: Media invited to La Plata well drill and volunteer event supporting local family

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  • Waterboys' HometownH2O program partners with Ferguson Enterprises & Water Well Trust to provide a new residential well for the LaBille family in La Plata, MD.
  • The project addresses an unreliable water system that has declined over the past four years for a family of six, including four young children.
  • A well drill & volunteer workday is scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 2026, from 9 a.m. to noon at 8080 Wheatley Rd.
  • Ferguson associates will volunteer to assemble play equipment & complete landscaping while professionals install the new water infrastructure.
  • The comprehensive project includes a new well, pump, tank, & all necessary drilling & installation equipment.
  • Xylem Inc. is donating the pump, while the Vinyl Institute is donating the PVC casing materials for the well.
  • Media opportunities include B-roll of the drilling, volunteer activities, & interviews with the LaBille family & representatives from partner organizations.
  • Waterboys is an initiative of The Chris Long Foundation that has served over 600,000 people with clean water access.
  • The Water Well Trust focuses on providing clean water to rural & low-income American families where public water extension is economically unfeasible.
  • Media interested in attending must RSVP to Elizabeth McClain at the Water Well Trust.