Gasoline Range Organics tests performed by Headwaters Inc. in the wake of contamination of Whitesburg’s water supply are back and will be posted by early Friday. We are still going over the results to be sure we explain them correctly,…
Category: Reports and Data
Headwaters Test Results Due Back
Results of independent tests done by Headwaters Inc. are expected back on Wednesday. We’ll post results here when they arrive. State tests show most contaminants below the minimum detectable level. There are some exceptions, most notably chloroform, which Headwaters board…
Water Ban Lifted, Headwaters does Independent Tests
The Kentucky Division of Water has told customers of the Whitesburg water works that they can resume using city water without restrictions. Meanwhile, Headwaters Inc. (The Head of Three Rivers Project) conducted its own tests today. A team of samplers…
Reports and Data
Independent tests for diesel, gasoline and volatile organics conducted on February 19, 2009. These were in response to a spill in the North Fork of the Kentucky River and that led to contamination of the Whitesburg water system. Click here…
Diesel Range Organic Tests Posted
The lab report for our Diesel Range Organics test has been posted on the Data and Reports page of our web site. Posted by Sam
Letcher County Submits Application for Sewage Treatment Plant
The Kentucky Division of Water is in the process of reviewing the application for a new sewage treatment plant Letcher County plans to build near Blackey. The following notice was published today by the Division of Water: ROCKHOUSE CREEK WASTEWATER…
Letcher County AMD Data
AML Letter – Little Dry Fork AMD Posted by Evan Smith, OSM/VISTA The last two posts got me to thinking that I should share some local mine drainage data and a slideshow of local high school students sampling water quality…
2006 Kentucky River Watershed Watch Results
Posted by Evan Smith, OSM/VISTA To round up a very successful year of Watershed Watch, I put together a Powerpoint presentation the shows some of our findings for the year for Letcher, Knott, & Perry counties. This was presented at…
Aug. 15th news, fecal results, training, etc.
Posted by Evan Smith, OSM/VISTA Welcome to the Letcher Water blog. This is going to be used to announce news and happenings relevant to the Letcher County, KY world of water. WMMT’s “Mountain Talk” was about water last night! Last…