UPDATE: According to columbiamagazine.com, Mayor Pamela Hoots was informed by a Columbia Adair Utilities District employee that the car wash had a leak, and that the Utilities District is aware of it and it is being dealt with. Even though the neon green colored leak has the appearance of anti-freeze, it is reportedly a type of soap used by the Car Wash, which turns the water green.
Columbia Adair Utilities District reports that this Town Creek water is not part of the drinking water system.
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The Adair County Emergency Management Office has been made aware of an incident that occurred on Thursday, January 1, 2026, involving a waterway near the intersection of Campbellsville Street and Fairgrounds Street in the city limits of Columbia.
Adair County Emergency Management wishes to inform the public that a non-toxic spill occurred as a result of an overflow from a holding tank. There is no indication at this time of any immediate threat to public health or safety.
The State Emergency Operations Center in Frankfort, the Kentucky Division of Environmental Protection, the Adair County Utilities District, and the City of Columbia Mayor’s Office have all been notified and are aware of the incident. The situation is being monitored, and appropriate agencies are addressing the matter.
Adair County Emergency Management wishes to inform the public that a non-toxic spill occurred as a result of an overflow from a holding tank. There is no indication at this time of any immediate threat to public health or safety.
The State Emergency Operations Center in Frankfort, the Kentucky Division of Environmental Protection, the Adair County Utilities District, and the City of Columbia Mayor’s Office have all been notified and are aware of the incident. The situation is being monitored, and appropriate agencies are addressing the matter.
Thank you,
Grant Loy
Director
Adair County Emergency Management
