Bad Water Report

The entire water district is under a boil water alert after a break in a 16-inch pipe per WKYT.

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Drop in water pressure caused by utility workers “doing maintenance in the area,” says the Courier Journal.

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A water main break triggers a boil-water alert for 600 customers of the Louisville Water Company, per Business First of Louisville.

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Boil water after main break, per WZTV.

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Broken pipe fixed but boil water till all clear, per Louisville Courier Journal.

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A six-inch main breaks, reports WSAZ.

In not unrelated news, WSAZ also runs this notice:

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The state Public Service Commission has approved a 3.5 percent rate increase for West Virginia-American Water customers, far below the rate the company had sought.

The PSC’s approval Wednesday will raise an additional $4.2 million in annual revenue for the company and increase residential customers’ monthly water bills by an average of $1.44.

West Virginia-American Water had sought a 12.37 percent rate increase, which would have raised an additional $14.75 million annually.

West Virginia-American Water serves 167,700 customers in 19 counties.

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The Lexington Herald Leader reports a broken water main.

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The West Kentucky Star, in a two-sentence story, reports a boil-water alert.

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Completely unexplained by WHAS, but boil just the same.

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The big late-January snow and ice storm knocked out power for millions and shut down water systems over large swathes of Kentucky and Tennessee.  Here’s a new town that went on alert, with low water levels (and pressure) in its tanks. At least Greenup has water.

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