Crews in Odessa, Texas, were scrambling ahead of a heat wave June 15 to repair a major main break that left the entire city without water.
Because the crews were originally unable to locate the source of the break, they had to take the city’s treatment plant offline."Because of the critical nature of the loss in pressure, we were compelled to take the plant offline, to begin the repairs that are ongoing as we speak," Odessa Mayor Javier Joven told MSN News.A boil-water notice was put into effect and disaster declared as 165,000 residents were left without water. Meanwhile, the city
News Briefs: Treatment Plant Taken Offline After Main Break in Odessa, Texas
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the U.S. Defense Department releases new data showing high levels of PFAS in drinking water near a number of its bases
Jun 16, 2022
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