{"id":711450,"date":"2026-06-18T12:42:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/711450\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T12:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:42:31","slug":"liberty-issues-water-restrictions-some-businesses-and-other-events-shuttered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/711450\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty issues water restrictions, some businesses and other events shuttered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LIBERTY, Ky. (WKYT) &#8211; Water customers in Liberty and parts of Casey County are being told to cut back on usage or face consequences as an extreme drought continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The City of Liberty issued mandatory restrictions on water use. The restrictions include no filling of swimming pools, no watering lawns and surcharges on people who use more than 2,000 gallons of water a month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Some businesses are already planning to temporarily cease operations, and some events are being canceled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The annual Casey County Dairy Show is being canceled because the event cannot continue this year with water restrictions in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cKind of like a beauty show for cows. Bring in all the heifers and cows in, get washed twice a day,\u201d said Greg Goode, who operates Goode\u2019s Riverside Creamery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Goode is a dairy farmer and said water is a big part of caring for cattle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cA mature dairy cow can drink 40 to 50 gallons on a good hot day,\u201d Goode said.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link | text-reset d-block h-100 w-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wkyt.com\/page\/wkyt-apps-for-ios-and-android-devices\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"WKYT Streaming Apps\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781786551_805_MEPHTWNVMREWLEQQWWFJM27ZMA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Businesses shuttered<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The executive order is already causing some businesses to cease operations because it would be impossible to abide by the restrictions and remain open. That includes several local car washes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cNone of our car washes have the recycling. So basically they are shuttered,\u201d said Niki Johnson with the Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Lack of rainfall, added agricultural needs and other districts pulling water from the lake all resulted in the mandatory restrictions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cYou know that is going to be a financial hardship for some of our families, that depend on water,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Water customers who violate the orders can be fined $250 on first offense and $500 on subsequent offenses. People can also risk having their water service disconnected if they commit three or more violations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cAnd we are all doing our best I\u2019m sure. Our community is a wonderful community. I feel like we have tightened up a considerable amount. I am not sure how much more tightening we can actually do,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">It\u2019s possible that the mayor of Liberty could add other restrictions, directives or conservation measures if the drought continues.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WKYT. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LIBERTY, Ky. 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