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By KTOK News Feb 23, 2021 Parts of El Reno and Union City are now in their eighth day without water service. El Reno Mayor Matt White says OG&E's rolling blackouts during last week's winter storm impacted the water plants without warning. White noted that plants haven't caught up after power was restored, and leaks and freezing have affected some residential lines. Residents are being asked to conserve what water they have while crews work to restore service. Photo: Getty Images
Updated February 18 at 5:25 p.m. In the wake of this week’s damage to the state's water infrastructure, Oklahoma could soon face mandatory boil orders. Environment officials anticipate the damage and response will continue for weeks. The Department of Environmental Quality issued a release on Thursday, warning that precautionary boil advisories could increase in coming days, and that mandatory boil orders are possible. The release advised Oklahomans with extremely low water pressure or total water loss to notify their water service provider as quickly as possible and follow these recommendations: Once the water comes back on, flush the water for five minutes or until fresh, clear water comes out of the tap.
Cities Across Central Okla. Working Through Water Outages news9.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news9.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
City crews in El Reno are working around the clock to restore water. A rolling black out early Tuesday morning, without notice from OG&E, halted the city’s water service. El Reno Mayor Matt White told News 9 generators kicked on but could not get going fast enough to be able to keep up. The outage happened during a peak usage time in the city. No equipment was damaged during the blackout, White said. It’s been two days since water last flowed out of Bonnie Warren’s faucet. She’s frustrated with OG&E. “Everybody’s upset, very upset,” said Warren. “If they would of given some kind of notice so people could of really got water and stuff what they really needed, well people around here probably wouldn’t be in a mess like they are right now.”
Updated February 18 at 12:44 p.m. Oklahoma City has been struggling to meet its water demand, and that will likely continue after the snow melts and temperatures rise above freezing. Like power infrastructure across the state, Oklahoma City’s water infrastructure was stressed to the breaking point this week. The cold created a surge in demand. Dripping faucets drove water use up by 100 percent, according to city utilities director Chris Browning. Additionally, the weather taxed the city’s ability to provide water. Power outages left facilities in the dark, and it was so cold that diesel for generators froze. Of course, burst pipes across the city affected the system. There have also been water main breaks.
Oklahoma Requests Federal Disaster Assistance Due To Winter Storms kosu.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kosu.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Updated February 17 at 10:11 a.m. Cities across Oklahoma are dealing with water line breaks amid record cold temperatures and power outages. On Wednesday
By: News 9 El Reno is preparing for weather changes overnight as snow continues to fall in Oklahoma. El Reno Mayor Matt White said he's most concerned about wet roads freezing up Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning News 9’s Storme Jones has more on how the city is working to keep the streets clear.