UPDATE (8:25 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13): Water will be available at the Fort Gay Town Hall from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
UPDATE (3:05 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13): According to B.J. Willis, the Director of Wayne County Emergency Management, Fort Gay Water said that some kind of petroleum product may have gotten into the water supply in the area.
Willis says the DHHR and the DEP are in the area running tests.
The DEP said that they had staff on-site at the Fort Gay water intake and did not observe any impacts to the stream or any presence of a petroleum or diesel product in the water.
The DHHR said that Fort Gay Water customers are under a do-not-consume order until further notice. They say that they are looking into the situation and continuing to monitor it closely.
The West Virginia Emergency Management Division will be handing out water at Fort Gay Town Hall starting after 3:30 p.m.
WAYNE COUNTY, WV (WOWK)—Residents of the Fort Gay area are being told not to drink water in the area until further notice.
The Wayne County Office of Emergency Management posted a warning to Fort Gay Water customers not to consume the water in the area.
13 News has reached out to the Wayne County OEM for more information, but we have not yet heard back.
This is a developing story, and we will provide updates as new information becomes available.