FORT THOMAS — The Northern Kentucky Water Service District is keeping a close watch on the coal sludge spill in the Big Sandy River last weekend as it proceeds down the Ohio River toward the Fort Thomas pump station.

        Officials said remnants of the 200 million gallons of sludge, spilled Saturday from a mining site into the Big Sandy River near Inez, could reach Fort Thomas and potentially affect the water distribution system in six to 12 days.

        Should any of the spill reach Northern Kentucky and any trace of coal be detected at the intake, the pump station would be shut down.

        The Fort Thomas reservoirs hold enough water to serve the entire Northern Kentucky system for three days. The Taylor Mill plant draws water from the Licking River, and its intake can be maximized to pump an additional 6 million gallons a day if necessary.
       

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