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Untapped: Life Without Safe Water In Martin County, Kentucky

Newsy looks at the grassroots effort to fix water infrastructure in Martin County. Some say they've been without safe water for 18 years.

Untapped: Life Without Safe Water In Martin County, Kentucky

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Alexandra Miller

By Alexandra Miller

March 18, 2018

What would you do if you didn't have clean water for cooking, brushing your teeth or even washing your hands? Some residents of Martin County, Kentucky, say they've been living in this nightmare for almost two decades. Newsy delves into the problem, including how the county got into this mess and why it hasn't been able to get out of it.

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