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Larue County had an estimated population of 13,069 (5,482 households) in 1999; projected population is 14,703 (6,564 households) in 2020. Public water is provided to 3,200 customers, or about 60 percent of the county's residents. In areas not served by public water, about 6 of 7 households use wells and the rest rely on other sources. If all proposed water line extensions are made, about 35 percent of the county will still rely on private water supplies in the year 2020. The Water Resource Development Commission has prepared a report on water-supply infrastructure in the county. It is estimated that there are over 200,000 water wells in Kentucky.
The Kentucky Groundwater Data Repository, maintained by the Kentucky
Geological Survey, has information on over 50,000 of these wells. The
locations of wells and springs in the county for which data are available
is shown on the map
of wells and springs in the county. A map
of certified well drillers in Kentucky has been prepared by the
Kentucky Division of Water. Previous--Next--Back to "Groundwater Resources in Kentucky"
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