MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release: April 24, 2014 Contact: Mike Green 304-553-1274

SENATOR GREEN STATEMENT ON BUD/ALPOCA WATER SITUATION Beckley, W.Va. West Virginia State Senator Mike Green today issued the following statement after Department of Health and Human Resources representatives lifted the boil water advisory yesterday in the Bud/Alpoca area of Wyoming County. After more than six months, residents in the Bud/Alpoca area now have the clean water they deserve. In this day and age, all people in West Virginia should have access to clean drinkable water. I commend the West Virginia Public Service Commission for marshaling the effort it took to work out the details between land owners, public service districts, and utilities to bring this crisis to a conclusion. I also want to thank General Jim Hoyer and the West Virginia National Guard for its quick response in regards to my request for assistance during this unfortunate time. I know the Charleston water crisis made national headlines, but the scope and duration of this event affected the residents of Wyoming County as much or more than the Elk River situation.