Kentucky water regulation bill slows over concerns about groundwater pollution

A controversial bill that would allow pollution of drinking water supplies throughout much of rural Kentucky was expected to soon pass into law, but has now hit a snag in a state House committee.

Kentucky’s Rough River Lake in August 2024. (Kentucky Public Radio photo by Ryan Van Velzer)Rep. Jim Gooch, the GOP chairman of the House Natural Resources and Energy committee, told lawmakers at a meeting Thursday that some concerns raised by opponents of Senate Bill 89 “may have validity,” requiring an amendment if it is to pass into law this session.