Residents of a West Texas town slowly regain some water service, officials say, after a main break on Tuesday left estimated 165,000 dry.
Wednesday, officials said, after a main break on Tuesday left the community dry during an early summer heat wave., an estimated 165,000 people in the region suddenly lost the ability to open their taps for basic household functions such as drinking, cooking, cleaning and toilet use.
"The City has begun to turn the system back on slowly to maintain the strength of all lines," according the city statement."After full pressure is reached, the city will remain under a boil water notice for the next 24 hours." The mercury hit 100 on Tuesday and was expected to reach 98 degrees on Wednesday and 96 degrees on Thursday. It had reached an 105 on Saturday, three days before the main break.
"I mean, we've got hard workers that are in the oil fields and that's not exactly a clean occupation," Provence added."I know we're all ready to have showers available again."
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