April 2, 2019
Hundreds of people remain without running water in Boyd County and they could be facing four to eight more weeks of the same.
That’s the word from Rex Black, president of the Boyd County Rural Water District, which is seeking to raise funds to help rectify the situation as soon as possible.
“We are trying to raise money to hire a contractor to bore a new water line,” he said Wednesday.
The water line, which feeds nearly all of Boyd County, was destroyed about two weeks ago when an 11-foot wave of ice and water took out the 90-year-old Spencer Dam.
Financial assistance likely will be coming from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but Black said it may take several years before the funds are provided. Plus, federal aid won’t cover the entire cost of the project.
“To bore a new line, the cost will be about $1.1 million. Right now, the Boyd County Rural Water District is trying to raise $400,000 to pay for its share of the boring, in addition to providing temporary water to the district,” Black said.
