A Central Utah town will be able to drill a new well thanks to a USDA Rural Development Grant program. The recent drought has made available water scarce and the town of Fayette has relied on just one spring and a series of wells as a backup source of water until 2011 when the spring started to dry up. This problem led to the town’s aquifer losing positive pressure, allowing contaminants to reach the town’s water supply. On Thursday, Rural Development Acting State Director KayLyn Nerby announced emergency water assistance funding to the town of Fayette. The $444,100 grant will help the town dig a new well and construct its accompanying building and allow them to shut down the contaminated source.