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Richwood has seven to ten days’ worth of water left with some rain in the forecast. West Virginia Watch, Sept 19, 2024 The Nicholas County Commission issued a State of Emergency for water conservation and drought conditions as the community had just four days’ worth of water left. All residents were to conserve wherever possible. The area was in exceptional drought. WSAZ-TV (Huntington, W.V.), Sept 16, 2024 Emergency water conservation was needed in Richwood because the city’s usual source, the Cherry River, has been reduced to a trickle, so the community has been getting water from a small lake ten miles from Richwood. The lake holds enough water to supply the town for about two weeks, and Richwood began drawing water from Summit Lake on August 2. WCHS-TV ABC 8 (Charleston, W.V.), Sept 11, 2024