Nov 14 Environment EPA, Division of Water to Hold Second Meeting on Floyds Fork Pollution The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a meeting this week to update stakeholders on the efforts to develop new pollution limits for the Floyds Fork watershed. This is the second time since August the agency has come to discuss the project. Floyds Fork has been designated as “impaired,” which means its waterway can’t fulfill its […] By Erica Peterson Nov 14 Environment EPA, Division of Water to Hold Second Meeting on Floyds Fork Pollution Erica Peterson
Aug 30 Environment EPA Outlines Process in Calculating Pollution Limits for Floyds Fork Stakeholders including residents and wastewater treatment plant operators gathered in Middletown last night for a meeting with officials from the Environmental Protection Agency. This was the first step in determining new pollution limits for the Floyds Fork watershed. The state says Floyds Fork is impaired, which means the waterway can’t fulfill its designated functions. The […] By Erica Peterson Aug 30 Environment EPA Outlines Process in Calculating Pollution Limits for Floyds Fork Erica Peterson
Aug 29 Environment Two Western Kentucky Streams Listed as Impaired The Kentucky Division of Water has released reports detailing the levels of pollution in two western Kentucky streams. Division of Water spokeswoman Allison Fleck says Clarks River and Cypress Creek are contaminated, but the division isn’t sure exactly where the E. coli is coming from. “The bacteria pollution comes from septic tanks that are not […] By Erica Peterson Aug 29 Environment Two Western Kentucky Streams Listed as Impaired Erica Peterson
Feb 17 Local News Letcher Co. Tap Water Contaminated 2nd Time Letcher County residents have been warned not to use their tap water for anything but flushing toilets. A petroleum leak is suspected, and was also the culprit for a similar incident in November 2008. By Kristin Espeland Feb 17 Local News Letcher Co. Tap Water Contaminated 2nd Time Kristin Espeland
Feb 12 Local News Div. of Water Chief Seriously Hurt In Car Wreck The head of the Kentucky Division of Water is in serious condition after an early morning (Thursday) car accident. By Kristin Espeland Feb 12 Local News Div. of Water Chief Seriously Hurt In Car Wreck Kristin Espeland