The Northern Kentucky Water District shut down Ohio River intake on Sunday in anticipation of a plume of chemicals from the East Palestine train crash flowing down the river, coming after the City of Cincinnati made a similar decision last week.
The head of the Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWD) confirmed over the weekend that it is officially closing own the intakes as a precautionary measure. “Maintaining the safety of our community’s drinking water is our highest priority,” Lindsey Rechtin, the CEO, told local media outlets.
