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Royal Spring wellhead protection committee warns of vulnerabilities: PFAS, fuel tanks, pervious pavement and sewer overflows cited
Summary
Ben Krebs, an engineer with the Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission, and committee members briefed the Stormwater Stakeholder Advisory Committee on the Royal Spring aquifer’s sensitivity and the committee’s role reviewing projects in the recharge area.
Ben Krebs, an engineer with the Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission, and committee members briefed the Stormwater Stakeholder Advisory Committee on the Royal Spring aquifer, its importance as a raw water source, and ongoing wellhead protection work.
Krebs said Royal Spring is among the largest natural springs in Kentucky and supplies a 4,000,000-gallon-per-day treatment plant serving roughly 16,000 customers in Georgetown and Scott County. "This is where runoff stormwater runoff becomes drinking water," he said, stressing that contaminants entering the Cane Run watershed can reach the spring in hours to days depending on conditions.
Committee role and limits: the Royal Spring wellhead protection committee reviews projects proposed within the protection area and makes recommendations to the local planning authorities; it does not have…
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