Byrdstown Implements Voluntary Water Restriction

The Byrdstown Water Department has asked customers for a county wide voluntary water reduction for the next 12 hours.

Water Department Superintendent Malcolm Harmon said the plant cannot meet water demands at the current time because of cold weather and above average usage.

“With the weather conditions the way it is and the water quality coming out of the lake the way it is, we’ve had to clean our filters more than what we normally do,” Harmon said. “Water quality going out to customers is really good, it’s just where we’ve had the rains over the last few weeks. The lake is really muddy and it’s hard for us to keep our filters clean enough to produce good water.”

Harmon said the voluntary restriction will more than likely go into a mandatory restriction later this evening. He said folks will receive reverse 911 call informing them of any changes to the restriction.