The Northern Kentucky Water District shut down Ohio River intake on Sunday in anticipation of a plume of chemicals from the East Palestine train crash flowing down the river, coming after the City of Cincinnati made a similar decision last week.
The head of the Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWD) confirmed over the weekend that it is officially closing own the intakes as a precautionary measure. “Maintaining the safety of our community’s drinking water is our highest priority,” Lindsey Rechtin, the CEO, told local media outlets.
NKWD serves about 300,000 in Kenton and Campbell counties, as well as several other Kentucky areas. The organization said it will use reserves until the Ohio River intakes are reopened….