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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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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.  

Martin County drinking water (Left) vs. bottled water

Martin County Residents Stonewalled At Meeting About Unsafe Water

People in Kentucky say they went to get answers about recent water issues and were kept quiet.

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