Over 165,000 residents in Odessa and surrounding areas have been without water for nearly 48 hours amid a dayslong heat wave in Texas. The outage has been attributed to a main line break in the city’s aging water system.
Ector County resident Jose Hernandez fills up jugs of water from a fire hydrant that was opened to reduce pressure on the system as city of Odessa Water Distribution crews work to resolve a water crisis this week. A water main line break has left tens of thousands of people in Odessa and surrounding areas without access to water since Monday., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
It has been nearly 48 hours since a water line broke in Odessa, leaving the entire city without water amid a dayslong heat wave and bringing the community’s daily lives to a screeching halt. The West Texas city has about 112,000 residents, but the water outage included parts outside the city limits, bringing the number of people affected closer to 165,000, officials have said.
“It’s too hot to not have access to water,” Buchanan said. “We pay plenty of money for our water to be clean, and it should be available when we need it.” As of early Wednesday afternoon, Buchanan’s water still wasn’t on. With this week’s incident and her past experiences with water issues, Buchanan said she hopes the city’s water system will finally get a permanent fix.
While there are three water distribution centers across Odessa, some residents have not been able to make it out to a center or wait in the long line for a case of water. Dawn Weaks, pastor of Connection Christian Church of Odessa, said these kinds of emergencies always affect the most vulnerable. Now, the church is working with the city to help distribute water to older adults, people with disabilities and other residents with special circumstances who can’t go to a distribution center.
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