MONTICELLO – Sullivan County is going to hire a consulting firm to conduct a countywide study of groundwater resources.

The study will assess the availability of clean water, develop a relevant and up-to-date data, provide critical insight into subsurface conditions, and create tools for local governments and other organizations to aid in the decision-making process to safeguard the county’s groundwater resources.

Legislator Matt McPhillips said the study will provide much needed information for this county’s natural resources going forward.

“This is going to be really transformative for, I think, a lot of the towns in the county and for us as a whole, so we can just really prioritize our priorities and make sure we know what we have and how best to use it,” he said.

The county will hire LaBella Associates for the study at a cost of no more than $200,000.