Bledsoe Co. residents without water for days while utility company searches for leaks

Several residents in Bledsoe County say they have been without water for days while crews from Fall Creek Falls Utility District search for leaks.

Kyle Thomas in Bledsoe County says they’ve been out of water for “going on four days now.”

The Fall Creek Falls Utility District (FCFU) is asking customers to conserve as much water as possible while people are going without.

A nearby gym on Wheeler Mountain has offered its showers to those in need, while residents say they can’t even shower or use the bathroom in their own homes.

“We are continuing to search for the main issue causing the water outage,” says FCFU on Facebook. “We do have workers from Fall Creek Falls State Park, and a person from the state here assisting. So far 2 leaks have been repaired and the 3rd is still being repaired.”

“This is inhumane,” says Thomas.

FCFU servives a large portion of Bledsoe and Van Buren counties and is located just outside of Fall Creek Falls State Park in Pikeville.