Nearly 900 gas pipeline leaks were caused by excavation last year in Kentucky, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation. But that number is down – half what it was in 2005 – in part due to awareness and the Pipeline Strike Response Training provided by the Kentucky Service Commission (PSC).
In her work as a NRCS soil conservationist Jamie Ponder, of Rockcastle County, works with farmers to implement practices that improve water quality.
With a focus on providing clean, dependable drinking water to Kentucky families, water utilities have looked to regionalization of water services with remarkable results. Since 2000, the total number of public water systems in Kentucky has decreased 55 percent. Systems are working together to solve area water concerns and are realizing regionalization can increase efficiency, better protect the environment and increases a community’s capacity for economic development.
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