News - Kentucky River
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By Anna Tong, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Jun. 10--To families, summer means hot weekends spent splashing around at public pools and local rivers. To public health officials, summer signals the onset of waterborne illnesses, caused by swallowing water contaminated with fecal matter.
By Andy Mead, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Feb. 5--Gov. Steve Beshear's proposed budget includes $17.5 million for Kentucky River locks and dams -- money that then-Gov. Ernie Fletcher vetoed two years ago.
By Andy Mead and Michelle Ku, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Dec. 5--Lexington's Urban County Council appears poised to withdraw a 1999 resolution that said it preferred a "Kentucky River solution" to the city's long-term water supply needs.
By Andy Mead, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Dec. 3--Nineteen years ago last week, a regional conference was held in Lexington to figure out how to avoid a repeat of the water shortages caused by a fairly minor drought that had sprung up that summer. Sometime next month, we could get an answer.
