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Crum Reservoir crisis demands urgent action
The current state of Crum Reservoir in Martin County is a cause for serious concern. The reservoir has reached a possibly all-time low level, with dead fish strewn along its banks, painting a grim picture of the severity of the situation. The absence of an intake pump at the river has become a primary concern…
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Former County Attorney paid 12 years for sewer service that was never connected
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Former Martin County Attorney Drewie Muncy has paid the Martin County Sanitation District a sewer bill for over 12 years but has never been hooked to the service. Muncy told sewer board members in a meeting April 25 that he had made multiple requests to the district to…
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Martin County Water District back-dates lease agreement
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ, Ky. — Martin County Water District voted to back-date a contract to lease five vehicles from the financially struggling sewer district for $1 a month. Jimmy Don Kerr, the chairperson of both district boards, said in a water board meeting last month that a question arose about the water…
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Attention Martin County Water customers: Possible outages for leak detection work
INEZ — Martin County Water District will begin leak detection in the Inez pressure zone starting Friday night around 10:30 p.m. Alliance Water Resources announced Tuesday that the work would be performed at night to limit the effect on customers. The announcement states: “This will be the first time such leak detection has been performed…
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Manager says 95% of system back in water
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Eight days after a catastrophic shutdown of the Martin County Water system, district manager Craig Miller said Tuesday evening that about 95% of the system is back in water. “There are little areas, such as Little Lick, where customers are on higher elevations, and we’ve got to blow…
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Judge declares state of emergency as winter weather cripples Martin County Water District
BY RACHEL DOVE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County has declared a state of emergency due to ongoing widespread water outages in the county. Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty declared the emergency Friday evening following days of frigid weather that ruptured a 14-inch main line near the water treatment plant on Turkey Creek, emptying the plant’s clear…
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Water leak closes schools, offices in Martin County
Boil water advisory remains in effect for 1,250 customers BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A 14-inch main water transmission line ruptured Friday morning near the Martin County water treatment plant in Inez, forcing schools countywide to send students home early. The outage also caused government offices, public libraries and local businesses to close for…
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Water district pays repair bill for truck it does not own
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Water District spent over $6,200 on repairs for a truck the district does not own. The expenditure came to light in a water board meeting Sept. 27 when Alliance Water Resources manager Craig Miller explained the district’s cash basis shortage of $26,078 for August. His explanation…
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Water district pays off debts
BY ROGER SMITHMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Water District has paid off all its outstanding debts, including those that led to the Kentucky Public Service Commission adding a monthly $4.19 debt service surcharge to customer bills in March 2018. Alliance Resources Manager Craig Miller announced in the June 28 water board meeting that the…
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