After nearly eight years living under a boil-water advisory, people in Keystone could be drinking water from their home faucets by this time next year.
McDowell Countyâs Elkhorn Creek water project launches its second phase this month. Crews will lay nearly 70,000 feet of new water mains to connect more than 300 people in Northfork, Keystone, Upland, Kyle, Powhatan and Algoma to centralized water service through the McDowell County Public Service District.
The West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council approved the $6.33 million project five years ago. Unlike most water infrastructure projects in the state, this one is entirely funded through grants, meaning the pubic service district will not be burdened paying off interest from a large loan.