Residents of Keystone in McDowell County will be connected to a new water system this year after more than 10 years of having to boil water. West Virginia Public Broadcasting reported that many of the current water systems in parts of the southern coalfields were installed in the early 1900s by coal companies and have been failing for years. Phase one of the Elkhorn Water Project began in 2015. It includes a new 400,000 gallon water storage tank on Elkhorn Mountain that has allowed the McDowell Public Service District to install a line to the communities of Anawalt, Jenkinjones, Pageton and Skygusty. Phase two is connecting about 450 additional residents, including those in Keystone. The boil water notice would finally be lifted once all the homes are connected.