Stanford mayor issues State of Emergency amid water shortage

STANFORD, Ky. (WTVQ) — Stanford Mayor Dalton Miller on Wednesday issued a State of Emergency in the city as water supply is “critically low.”

Miller signed the emergency to begin at 3 p.m. yesterday and continue until further notice.

He also directed the following in the order:

• Local Emergency Operations Plan shall be fully executed
• Emergency Management Director shall direct all City of Stanford agencies to provide such assistance as can delivered from available local resources and shall coordinate all agencies of local government provide assistance to the citizens of the City of Stanford
• All agencies of the City of Stanford shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency and shall provide such assistance as may be required for response to this emergency
• Under this State of Emergency, as provided in KRS 39A the Mayor of the City of Stanford can waive procedures and formalities otherwise required by the law pertaining to: a) performance of public work, b) entering into contacts, c) incurring obligations, d) employment of permanent and temporary workers, e) utilization of volunteer workers, f) rental equipment, g) appropriations and expenditure of public funds

Miller says water reservoir levels are at critically low levels, which is creating a water shortage, due to drought conditions, receiving little to no rainfall and raw water supply consistently being below seasonal averages.

The city and Stanford Waterworks are asking residents to conserve water during this time.

Here are some of their suggestions to conserve water:

• Check your pipes and fixtures for leaks
• Do one fewer load of wash a week
• Turn off the faucet when you are brushing your teeth
• Use a dishwasher and only run it when it’s full
• Limit showers to 5 minutes or less