12/13/2024
💧This fall, our team at West Virginia Rivers Coalition met up with a community member in the parking lot outside of the lodge at Twin Falls State Park in Wyoming County, WV.
Richard Altizer planned to show us a 3-mile stretch of Indian Creek so we could hear from his friends and neighbors who live alongside it.
Our visit to Indian Creek revealed a lifeless stream and a community grappling with severe health risks linked to contamination while three mining companies argue in court over who is responsible. Read our full blog and learn how you can help: https://wvrivers.org/2024/12/indian-creek/
Families along Indian Creek have gone over a year without safe water for drinking, cooking, or bathing. The community has rallied, organizing water deliveries to meet basic needs, but long-term support is critical to see them through the winter. What’s needed most urgently:
+ More clean drinking water and safe containers.
+ Portable water buffalo tanks and storage units to prevent freezing.
+ Accessible showers for those without clean water at home.
+ Volunteers to help deliver water to the most impacted families.
Communities should not bear the cost of this crisis. West Virginia Rivers Coalition urges officials to hold polluters accountable to meet those needs. In the short term, public support is crucial for clean water distribution. If you’d like to help monetarily, visit the Indian Creek Water Distribution GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/safe-water-for-mcdowell-and-wyoming-counties
