 With temperatures in the area warming back up, the snow and ice are slowly but surely melting away. However, Mountain Water District wishes to notify area residents about the potential of water pipes bursting after thawing and possible water shortages due to dripping faucets. Despite this, the district is prepared for anyone facing a water-related home emergency. We do realize in Kentucky that we do have winter weather. We have sub-freezing temperatures occasionally and we have an awesome crew. Wonderful employees here at the district that work 24 hours a day during times like this to make sure that the water stays on as best that we can. Now what happens is when you do have those those drips and runs which is a normal part of keeping the pipes flowing during this time, there is a little bit of a decreased storage because of that. Like I said, if you only get a quarter of your people doing that and I would guess that there was more than that doing that. It's an additional three million gallon a day burden on the system that is not designed for that. Jordan I. Center in Pikeville, your local vision experts, experienced doctors using state-of-the-art technology, choose from top designer frames from Oakley, Ray Ban, Nike and more. We accept Medicaid and Medicare plus most insurances are accepted. Jordan I. Center in Pikeville next to track your supply. Mountain Water District's goal is to maintain running water in people's homes. For those who are concerned about their pipes bursting, contact Mountain Water District at 606-631-9167. What happens on an already little depleted storage system after today, when temps start to go up and those pipes that have expanded from the frozen water under the ground that we don't know about yet, as they start to thaw, there will be pipes that will rupture and burst. So we're prepared for that. We have, like I said, a wonderful staff who are prepared for this next week to do everything they can 24 hours a day to make sure that the water stays on any leaks we find are repaired. Reporting from Outantop News, I'm Nick Colum.