Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Perry County Getting Help With Water
KENTUCKY....
Buckhorn residents in Perry County have been without water for a week or more as the city has had spotty water service since a storm on December 19th damaged a key waterline. Buckhorn buys its water from the Hazard municipal system which shut off supply to Vicco and Buckhorn Monday in an effort to find the source of a major leak that has depleted storage tanks across the system. Ten National Guard members were on their way to Buckhorn Tuesday with a mobile water-purification unit, while state emergency officials were surveying damage and providing drinking-water distribution. Lexington's private water supplier, Kentucky American Water, will arrive Wednesday with more sophisticated equipment to detect leaks in the system.
Buckhorn residents in Perry County have been without water for a week or more as the city has had spotty water service since a storm on December 19th damaged a key waterline. Buckhorn buys its water from the Hazard municipal system which shut off supply to Vicco and Buckhorn Monday in an effort to find the source of a major leak that has depleted storage tanks across the system. Ten National Guard members were on their way to Buckhorn Tuesday with a mobile water-purification unit, while state emergency officials were surveying damage and providing drinking-water distribution. Lexington's private water supplier, Kentucky American Water, will arrive Wednesday with more sophisticated equipment to detect leaks in the system.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:42 PM 
