WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. — Areas across the state, including Woodford County, are asking residents to conserve water amid major flooding.
Water levels in the Kentucky River remain high after cresting early Monday morning near record levels, but as waters recede, it becomes a rebuilding and cleanup effort.
Woodford County residents lined up at the Robert Huffman pavilion at Woodford County Park to receive bottled water on Monday. Woodford County Judge Executive James Kay said the truck beds of bottled water were provided by the state amid countywide water conservation efforts.
“We have reserves and stores of stockpiled water that has been treated. All the water is clean and safe, there’s no boil order advisory,” Kay said.
Kay said power to the water intake for the county’s water supply is cut off because of flooding. Since Sunday, April 6, the county has been asking people to limit their use of water within their households. Each household received two packs of bottled water to use as little water as possible.
“As we go through the reserves, it will get to a point where we would have to buy water, bring water in or even potentially run low on water,” Kay said.
The river crested to 48.27 feet Monday morning, short of the 1978 record of 48.5 feet.
“Recovery effort is going to take a while but with the support of the community and just what you see here today, we can do this together,” said Versailles Mayor Laura Dake.
The sun, signaling light at the end of the tunnel for a community that is going through so much.
“No matter what the challenge is, our community rises and supports each other and comes together,” Kay said.
The county, city of Versailles and City of Midway remain under states of emergency.
Woodford County Emergency Management said the county can secure more cases of bottled water should the need persist and distributions will happen at the Woodford County Park.
The county is issuing updates on their Woodford Alerts page on Facebook.
