Brown signed the order Monday morning. By doing so, the county will be able to request federal and state emergency relief funds; however, Brown says he is not sure whether the county will qualify such funding.
Water and power companies continue to struggle to restore services to customers in Crittenden and surrounding counties.
The Crittenden-Livingston Water District is still without power at its plant in Pinckneyville on the Cumberland River in Livingston County. The district is being supplemented by the City of Marion, but cannot continue to serve all customers in the two counties. The district is closing off some valves, temporarily shutting off water to some customers, in order to make sure Livingston Hospital and the Salem Springlake nursing home can have water.
Jackson Purchase Power has dedicated a crew a repairing the lines to the water plant, but will not know the extent of damage until mid morning Monday.
The Kentucky Public Service Commission notified Jackson Purchase Power that the matter was grave late Sunday night for the water district customers, especially those that provide life-support functions like the hospital and nursing home. Donnie Beavers, superintendent of the water district, said only then did the power company move to solve the issue in Livingston County.
