By Robin Hartman Source: Rob Blair (EEC) – Map showing pump station distribution, color-coded based on auxiliary power availability. Immediately following the devastating floods in Eastern Kentucky in June 2022, power outages or storm damage left 22 drinking water systems and 18 wastewater systems without service. It took […]
By Clay Wallace Beneath a grassy hill, just 10 miles northwest of Morehead, lies more than 4.5 million cubic feet of radioactive waste – enough to fill 64 Olympic swimming pools. The original 280-acre site is nearly indistinguishable from any of the other fields atop the flat ridges […]
Kentucky’s water monitoring program is designed to meet both federal and state objectives. In measuring the water quality of rivers, streams, and reservoirs, the Division of Water can determine when standards are not met, identify particular hazards and sources of impairment, and support the development of programs and practices which promote the health of Kentucky’s water resources.
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