Kentucky receives funding for rural water infrastructure
On Aug. 12, 2026, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kentucky State Director Travis T. Burton and Congressman Hal Rogers announced five water infrastructure projects totaling over $23.7 million across eastern Kentucky.
“Water is not only essential to life but to economic vitality across rural Kentucky,” said Burton. “These investments, from storage tanks to water lines to wastewater treatment plants, are the latest evidence of this administration’s commitment to rural Kentucky.”
Beattyville, Ky., will make renovations to three existing water storage tanks throughout the distribution system. Hazard, Ky., will replace approximately 20 miles of line, construct a 250,000-gallon storage tank and four booster pump stations. Fleming-Neon, Ky., will fund water line improvements in the Haymond area of the City of Fleming-Neon. The Knott County Water and Sewer District will provide in-kind replacement of a wastewater treatment plant and sewer lines that were damaged during the 2022 floods.
