The pure, unfluoridated off-mains water is rumoured to have health-giving properties, according to eternally youthful village elder Russell George, and is much prized.
"We want to keep it for all," he said ahead of next Tuesday's meeting (October 30, 7.30pm) in the village Memorial Hall.
Aylburton has fought to maintain its water supply before, and at a public meeting in June chaired by Lydney mayor Bob Berryman, emotions ran high. A working party was formed to investigate how to address concerns raised by the FoD District Council as the committee fulfilled their responsibilities under the Private Water Supply Regulations.
Some 80 premises in the centre of Aylburton are on the spring-fed private water supply. The spring was originally given to the villagers in perpetuity by Viscount Bledisloe and the current piped system, connected to a capped spring, was installed about 1931.
It continues to operate to this day and is maintained by a team of volunteers. Latterly these were led by Kelvin Legge and Graham Lucas, who have done excellent work but have now handed over the task to a new team of villagers.
"Those old boys knew what they were doing, but the system is getting on now," said a spokesman.
The public meeting will be asked to formally vote in the new committee and adopt its proposed constitution, enabling Aylburton Water to move forward with its plans for improving their catchment tanks and ensuring the spring water continues to flow to residents.
Acting committee chairman Simon Rutherford told the Review: "We've put a lot of hard work in since the last meeting. By adopting the new constitution and giving us a green light to go ahead, we hope to ensure chemical free water supplies for the future.
"So I'd like to invite the householders we supply to come along and vote for our proposals."