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City, AWSD Credit Conservation Efforts As Water Supply Stabilizes The water shortages that impacted Hill County following the recent winter storm have improved as businesses and residents worked to conserve water and lines were repaired throughout the county. Hillsboro City Manager Megan Henderson said Thursday, February 25, that the city was no longer in a precarious water situation after the City Council held an emergency meeting Monday, February 22, and declared a water scarcity emergency in the city. Commercial laundry businesses and car washes were prohibited from operating through noon last Wednesday, February 24, and customers were asked to conserve water to address the issue.
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Water Issues Impact County As Winter Storm Recovery Continues The Hillsboro City Council met in an emergency session at noon Monday, February 22, and declared a water scarcity emergency in the city. Many other cities and water supply corporations were also dealing with their own supply issues throughout the county as the week began. The council ordered all laundry facilities and car washes to cease operations in the city through noon Wednesday, February 24. Other businesses and citizens were asked to voluntarily conserve as much water as possible. Last week’s winter storm caused over 10 major leaks in the city’s water distribution system and multiple leaks on private property. The city reported that this had caused the loss of millions of gallons of water over a period of 10 days.