Local Teachers Visit Water District Office

Water District unveils its new Water Quality Curriculum

McCreary County Water District hosted two teacher professional development days on August 13th and 14th.  Local teachers were given copies of the new McCreary County Water District - Water Quality Curriculum.  The curriculum is designed for 3rd-5th graders and focuses on many local sites and facts.  Teachers were instructed by professors from Eastern Kentucky University on how to implement the curriculum into their classrooms.  They also learned how to collect water samples, conduct field testing, and plot coordinates of sample locations.  View photos...  View curriculum...

Remember When?

Creation of the McCreary County Water District

The McCreary County Water District was officially formed on November 16th, 1962. Judge Prince L. Stephens presided over the matter and appointed a board of commissioners to run the operation. He appointed Dr. M. A. Winchester for a term of four years; for a term of three years, A. W. Holmes; and Eldred Musgrove for a term of two years. Each man took an oath to faithfully perform the duties of his position. Read more...

Recognized for Outstanding Performance

Assistant superintendent nominated for award

The American Water Works Association has nominated Stephen Whitaker for the 2009 Operator of the Year Award.  Less than 2% of Kentucky's 1,285 certified water treatment operators were nominated for the 2009 award.  Read more...

Worldwide Water Facts:

Protect our source water

Water use has been growing at more than double the rate of population increase during the last century, and an increasing number of regions are chronically short of water. By 2025, 800 million people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world’s population could be under stress conditions. Although 70% of our world is covered in water, only 1% of that water is drinkable. Read more...