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CAUD map shows early areas of interest in natural gas 2017-04-03 - Columbia, Adair County Utilites District (CAUD), 109 Grant Lane, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, Columbiamagazine.com(c) . Columbia/Adair County Utilities District Manager Lenny Stone, standing, has placed pin drops on a county map to show where customers of the utility have indicated they would like to have the service available. When the map above was displayed at the March monthly session of CAUD's trustees, there were approximately 350 respondents. At last count as of April 3, 2017, the number is over 650, with several survey forms yet to be tabulated. The survey effort is intensifying to reach a goal of 2,000 respondents, and survey forms are now be received at several points around Adair County, listed in the accompanying announcement. Mr. Stone says the utility is in a unique position to cut costs, utilizing several miles in scattered locations of abandoned water mains, which could be utilized for "slip casing" natural gas lines rather than digging new trenches. Construction and maintenance of the distribution system will be financed independently of gas and sewer services, he said, and will not affect the cost of those services. He estimates the initial cost for the system to be under $1 million dollars. Watching intently is Matthew Hadley, who is building a chicken grower mega facility on KY 704, and has been awaiting water for the operation for over a year. - EW Read More... | Permalink | Comments?

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