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Watershed-based restoration efforts bring improvements to Townsend Creek...
A segment of Townsend Creek was recently removed from the state list of impaired waters. This stream segment, which is located in a sub-watershed of the South Fork Licking River in northern Kentucky,...
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Division of Water Opens Comment Period on Impaired Waters List
Comments will be taken for 60 days The Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) has opened a 60-day comment period on the draft 2014 list of impaired waters, as required by the Water Pollution Control Act of...
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Kentucky Division of Water unveils new water health portal
Provides detailed information on the health of Kentucky waters Kentuckians can now find out if their favorite spot on the water is safe to swim or if the fish there are healthy enough to eat with a few...
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Division of Water plans removal of western Ohio River from impaired waters list
New methods of mercury testing show safe levels of mercury in fish Recent enhanced analysis of fish collected in the Ohio River indicates mercury levels in these fish are lower than previously...
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Swimming advisory issued for Levisa Fork above Fishtrap Lake
Recent tests show E coli numbers exceed water quality standards Frankfort, Ky. (June 12, 2015) – The Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) and the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) have issued a...
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Division of Water, Public Health offer tips for a safe and healthy summer...
This holiday weekend, many Kentuckians will flock to one of the many rivers, lakes and creeks across the state to boat, fish, swim, canoe or otherwise enjoy the water. The Kentucky Division of Water...
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Many of Kentucky’s streams showing improved water quality; New exceptional...
The Division of Water, as part of its triennial review of water quality standards, is proposing to add 20 new waterbodies as outstanding state resource waters (OSRWs) and 13 new waterbodies as...
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Harmful Algal Bloom recreational advisory issued for the Ohio River and...
Advisory area stretches from W. Va. Line to Markland Dam The Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) and the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) are re-issuing a harmful algal bloom (HAB)...
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Recreational Advisory for Cannelton and McAlpine pools of Ohio River lifted...
The Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) and the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) are removing the recreational use advisory for the Cannelton and McAlpine pools of the Ohio River, effective...
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Kentucky Division of Water 2015 Annual Report available online
The Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) announces the release of its 2015 Annual Report. This annual report includes highlights and accomplishments for the following branches within the division:...
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