Several coal companies are applying for water discharge permits into Letcher County streams. Notices published by the Division of Water today include the following: BLUE MOUNTAIN VENTURES, INCORPORATED, US 119 & Pine Creek Road, Mayking, Kentucky. KPDES No. KYG046134. DNR…
Day: November 14, 2008
Laborartory Clarifies Gasoline Results
McCoy and McCoy Laboratories now says tests of samples Headwaters Inc took from the Kentucky River are valid, though tap water samples could be incorrect because of the type of bottles used and the tests run. Samples downstream of the…
Gasoline Range Organic Test Suspect
Test results returned on independent samples taken by Headwaters Inc. in the aftermath of a petroleum release into the river at Whitesburg show a detection for gasoline range organics in both the river water downstream of the contamination site, and…