Brief state of emergency for Fleming-Neon, Kentucky
1/12/2024 1:19:18 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Letcher County, KY
Fleming-Neon, KY
Start Date: 1/5/2024
- End Date: 1/11/2024
A local state of emergency was declared for Fleming-Neon on Jan. 5, due to low water levels in in the city’s freshwater well. Kentucky Emergency Management officials delivered 22 pallets of water to the city of fewer than 1,000 residents. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency for the city on Jan. 10 after the community requested more drinking water. Gov. Beshear announced that all water customers in Fleming-Neon should have water service restored as of Jan. 11.
The city’s water plant was processing an average of 300,000 gallons of water daily but water leaks from aging infrastructure and flood damage from July 2022 have “exacerbated the situation.” Fleming-Neon was one many Eastern Kentucky communities devastated by deadly flooding during the summer of 2022.
Kentucky Lantern (Frankfort, Ky.), Jan 11, 2024
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