This is from http://www.letchercounty.ky.gov/emergency/. “The Kentucky Division of Water has issued a non-consumption advisory for residents in the communities of Black Bottom, Crafts Colley, Cowan, Camp Branch, Doty Creek, Isom, Jeremiah, Little Colley, Mayking, Sandlick, Spring Branch and Whitesburg. This…
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Clean Gas applies for gas line through Line Fork Creek
AI # 102821 NAME OF APPLICANT : Clean Gas Inc ADDRESS OF APPLICANT : P.O. Box 783, Hindman, KY 41822 LOCATION OF ACTIVITY : Line Fork, RM 14.2, between Ingram Creek and Cornetts Branch AGENT CONTACT INFORMATION : R.M. Johnson…
An Introduction
Hello everyone! My name is Reuben Liebe, I am from Nashville, and I am the new OSM/VISTA for the Head of Three Rivers Project. Unlike the previous two VISTAs (Evan and Sam), I am not from the area, so I…
Radio Show about the Whitesburg Water Crisis
WMMT 88.7 FM has a great recording of an episode of their community news program, Mountain Talk, about the recent Whitesburg Water Crisis. The program brings together the Mayor of Whitesburg, two local restaurant owners, a Letcher County Central science…
Radio Show about Whitesburg Water Crisis
The Water Crisis and Long Term Development
Below is a letter that I wrote for The Mountain Eagle that was published on November 12th, 2008. After I wrote this State formally charged Childers Oil and a spokesperson for DOW said the water was “never dangerous.” While I…
Coal Companies Apply for Discharge Permits
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…
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…
Partial Test Results Returned
McCoy and McCoy Laboratories has returned partial test results for independent water sampling Headwaters Inc. did last week. The tests on water from three locations in the Kentucky River and seven taps spread out of the county and Whitesburg water…