The Adair County Emergency Management Office has been made aware of an incident that occurred on Thursday, January 1, 2026, involving a waterway near the intersection of Campbellsville Street and Fairgrounds Street in the city limits of Columbia.

 

Adair County Emergency Management wishes to inform the public that a non-toxic spill occurred as a result of an overflow from a holding tank at Pyles Car Wash on Campbellsville Street. Adair County Emergency Management says there is no indication at this time of any immediate threat to public health or safety.

 

The State Emergency Operations Center in Frankfort, the Kentucky Division of Environmental Protection, the Adair County Utilities District, and the City of Columbia Mayor’s Office have all been notified and are aware of the incident. The situation is being monitored, and appropriate agencies are addressing the matter.