Leatherwood Water Project Launches in Kanawha County

Charleston Huntington, WV, October 13, 2026 —

A groundbreaking ceremony has launched the Leatherwood Water Project in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The project is planned to install more than six miles of new water pipes and extend water access to 84 families who have relied on wells and cisterns.

The project is also intended to enhance local fire protection, according to the information provided about the launch. No further details were provided about how the new water infrastructure will support fire protection or which specific areas will receive service.

The available information identifies the project’s location, its planned pipe installation and the number of families it is intended to serve. It does not provide the date of the groundbreaking ceremony, a construction schedule or an expected completion date. The project’s cost, funding sources, contractors and the agency or organization overseeing the work were also not specified.

Details about the route of the pipes, the individual communities involved and how households will connect to the new system were not provided. The information also does not specify whether construction has begun beyond the groundbreaking ceremony or describe any subsequent milestones.

For the 84 families identified, the project is intended to provide access to a water system in place of reliance on wells and cisterns. The summary does not provide details about existing water conditions or explain whether every family will receive service at the same time. Further information about timing and implementation was not included in the announcement details provided.

The launch marks the beginning of the Leatherwood Water Project, but the available information leaves key questions about construction, costs and service timing unanswered.

Story summarized from the original created by Addie Smith on www.wsaz.com, see more information here.

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