The city of Buckley is taking a look at whether it is feasible for it to take over the Rainier School’s water system.

Elected officials approved a contract with Gray & Osborne, a PNW-based engineering consulting firm with specialties in water projects, during the Aug. 26 meeting.

The cost of the project is $50,000, and is 100% funded by a grant from the Washington State Department of Health.

The feasibility study drew some fire on social media — but first, some history.

“We’ve been on the same system as Rainier State School since the start,” City Engineer Dom Miller said. “They take care of the treatment, and we take care of the transmission lines.”

Buckley’s first water system was built in 1908, but the city started using water from South Prairie Creek in 1926.

When the Rainier Scho

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