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Cumberland County Flood Update from Mayor Bill Guffey Flood crises continues in Cumberland County - Mayor Guffey posts updates regularly and has written an appeal to Congressman Comer. Frustration continues to mount. Mayor Billy N. Guffey, Burkesville, KY Our people deserve better than this! We still have good folks trapped behind floodwaters on Goose Creek here in Cumberland County. And for what reason? My guess is politics, and tourist dollars above the dam. They have to make sure the lake level drops so the resort docks can get ready for the summer. So what does that mean for us? An almost complete stop of the decrease in discharge at Wolf Creek Dam. Folks, this is just about as plain as they can make it. The Corps of Engineers were notified yesterday morning that because of their increase of the day before, that they had raised the water levels on Goose Creek Road, which was almost out of the water. They said they would decrease the discharge. Yesterday morning it was at 41,700. This morning it's at 40,620 cfs. Wow. Thanks COE. For reducing the discharge an entire 1,080 cfs. So you can raise it from 40,000 to 60,000 almost immediately, but you can't reduce the output by 10,000? They are averaging a drop of 100 cfs every two hours. And that hasn't changed since before their claim of concern yesterday. The Cumberland River is at 47.19 feet at the boat ramp in Burkesville this morning. That's a drop of just over 3 and a half inches since yesterday morning. Lake Cumberland is dropping by a constant half inch per hour. I am NOT sorry. I will never pat the Corps on the back and thank them for saving us. If any type of compassion was shown, or true empathy for OUR PEOPLE who are still suffering through this train wreck of mismanagement, I might soften on that stance. But I simply don't see that coming. I'd like to apologize to the people of this county for how they have been treated during this situation. I wish I could do more. On March 2, 2019 - Mayor Guffey wrote the following appeal to Congressman James Comer: Dear Congressman Comer, As I'm sure you are aware, Burkesville and Cumberland County has been inundated with flood water caused by the release of water at Wolf Creek Dam. All the experts agree that this water will not recede for weeks, if not months. We currently have over 20 roads impacted that include 87 residences. It would be a mistake to think that we, and more importantly, the Lake Cumberland watershed basin, will not receive significant rainfall in the next few weeks. When this happens our problems are going to be exacerbated. I would like to see temporary bridges deployed to our town and county. We have children that can't get to school, farmers that can't feed their livestock, and people that can't get to work. I am sure that a government entity, either the National Guard, FEMA, Homeland Security, etc. have the equipment and means to help the people in our county. I understand that the Corps of Engineers are doing their very best in handling this problem. The dam has proven strong. And everyone I have listened to on conference calls have seemed genuinely dedicated to keeping the situation under control. With that being said, I think there will ultimately be questions regarding the lake level management when this is all over. A discharge increase from Wolf Creek Dam of 50% above the highest ever (from the old record of 40,000 cubic feet per second to 60,000 cfs), is causing people to lose their homes and livelihoods. Therefore, I am in full belief that the state and/or federal government need to at least bring temporary bridges, or aid the construction of temporary roads, for our people. We are a humble, hardworking people here in Cumberland County. A county that also overwhelmingly supported, and voted, for you, whom we consider a local. Thank you for your time, Mayor Billy N. Guffey, Burkesville, KY This story was posted on 2019-03-24 14:18:14
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