The outage left about 165,000 people without water in Odessa and some surrounding areas.
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.
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.According to Odessa Mayor Javier Joven, the break occurred at 6 p.m.
The experience of losing water access isn’t entirely new to Buchanan. In West Odessa, where she lives, residents have issues with their water several times a year, she said. The problems range from a lack of water pressure and boil-water notices to losing their water altogether.“This should never happen. It makes me wish I had a water well at home,” she said.
“Aging water systems are common throughout the country,” Kerr said. “It’s often difficult for municipalities to be able to afford to manage those systems as they age. That’s the situation we find ourselves in.” 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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