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CAWS Speaks Against Ky American Water Plant & Pipeline

By Knox van Nagell | November 10th, 2009 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog

Water foes make their case: PSC erred in OK’ing costly KY. American plan, judge told

Excerpt from Kentucky.com, posted Nov. 10, 2009
By Andy Mead, amead@herald-leader.com

FRANKFORT — A citizen’s group trying to derail a new Kentucky American Water plant and pipeline had its day in court Monday.

Tom FitzGerald, an attorney for Citizens for Alternative Water Solutions, told Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd that the case is a tale of two cities.

Louisville has a virtually inexhaustible supply in the Ohio River, he said, and excess treatment capacity. Lexington needs more supply and capacity at Kentucky American Water’s plant on Pool 9 of the Kentucky River… Read more at Kentucky.com

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