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Martin County had an estimated population of 11,939 (4,319 households) in 1999. Some 2,920 households (approximately 67 percent) were served by public water. The remainder relied primarily on wells. It is projected that the population of Martin County will be 10,600 (4,302 households) in the year 2020. Proposed water line extensions from 2000 to 2020 will serve another 600 households, so that public water will be provided to about 81 percent of the county's population 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. Certified well drillers in Kentucky. Previous--Next--Back to "Groundwater Resources in Kentucky"
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