Clay County Begins to Recover from Flood as Donors Send Relief to W.Va.

In Clay County, the process of recovery after June 23 and 24 flooding is just beginning as volunteer firefighters, the American Red Cross and the National Guard continue to pass out food and water and remove potentially hazardous debris from the county.

Philanthropy West Virginia, a three person non-profit based in Morgantown, shifts its focus from its normal work to aiding in flood relief efforts, directing donations to the hardest hit areas.

July 1 is the deadline for 125 water utilities to submit source water protection plans to the West Virignia Bureau of Public Health, plans that became a mandate after a chemical spill in January 2014 left some 300,000 people without water for as many as 10 days.