Morrisey’s listening tour won’t fix West Virginia’s water issues, but that was never the point

Beautiful clean water. Four counties. Two days. Hardly any notice.That describes the water listening tour that Gov. Morrisey announced.

By: Quenton King

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 646

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Beautiful clean water. Four counties. Two days. Hardly any notice.

That describes the water listening tour that Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Tuesday morning with Marshall President Brad Smith in Huntington, West Virginia, an area we all of course associate with bad water, I guess?

The governor said he would drive across Southern West Virginia for two days to listen to local government representatives, business owners and residents about their concerns regarding water access …

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