There is an old adage that: "You never miss the Water till the Well runs Dry." Our City Water pressure was noticeably low as I opened the faucet mid-afternoon and by an hour or so later, it was just a trickle. Elaine was able to collect a half-gallon or so and she washed dishes with water from the dehumidifier. Word from the City is that both water towers have been totally drained by a water main leak in an undetermined location. The water towers are being refilled in an effort to locate the leak. Meanwhile, the stores in Seward have sold out their water supply and people are driving to Lincoln for water. Elaine has always kept a bit of supply in the lower level refrigerator, but it is definitely limited. We have a flush in each of our 3 toilet stools which we are planning to conserve till morning, at least. We did have an electrical and rain storm last night that left 1.50" in our gauge but doubt that could have caused the problem. We do have some flooding in the area which may make locating the break more difficult. Tomorrow was scheduled to have a lot of activity with the Total Solar Eclipse from 1:01:33 to 1:03:10pm and unless the water issue is resolved very soon, it will complicate the planned activities considerably.
The water main break was found south of town, north of the Tennaco building. It is in the flood plain. Water was available from our faucets by about 2:30am this morning but it has not been through the treatment plant and shouldn't be consumed. It is O.K. for showering and toilet flushing.
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