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M.U.D. asks customers temporarily limit outdoor water use

Metropolitan Utilities District asks customers to temporarily limit outdoor water use because of water main break

WITH BREAKING NEWS. AND THAT BREAKING NEWS AFFECTS ALL CUSTOMERS TONIGHT. THIS WATER MAIN BREAK HAS THE UTILITY ASKING YOU TO CONSERVE OUTDOOR WATER. GOOD EVENING. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. I’M JULIE CORNELL. WE SHOWED YOU THE FLOOD LIVE AT SIX. THE BROKEN MAIN IS NEAR THE FLORENCE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. KETV, NEWSWATCH EVANS, BILL CHAMBERS IS THERE WITH THE BREAKING DETAILS. BILL. YEAH, ROB. JULIE, HOMEOWNERS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN WITHOUT WATER. ANY WATER FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS NOW. AND THERE’S REALLY NO TIMETABLE FOR WHEN THEY’LL GET IT TURNED BACK ON. THE SCENE HERE LOOKS QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT. YOU CAN SEE NO LONGER THE FLOODING RAPIDS OF NORTH OMAHA. THE STREET IS DAMP. THERE IS STILL MUD. BUT REALLY THE BIGGEST THING WITHIN THE LAST HOUR WE’VE LEARNED FROM THIS IS REALLY PUTTING A STRAIN ON ITS ENTIRE SYSTEM. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE FLOOD THAT BROKE OUT, BROKE OUT TONIGHT AROUND 6:00. IT SHUT DOWN TRAFFIC NEAR -- COLLINS ROAD. AND JOHN J. PERSHING DRIVE. THAT’S JUST SOUTH OF DODGE PARK. THE METROPOLITAN UTILITIES DISTRICT SAYS CREWS CREWS ARE WORKING AS FAST AS THEY CAN TO REPAIR THE MAIN. IN THE MEANTIME, THE UTILITIES ARE ASKING YOU TO DO YOUR PART AND EASE THE STRESS ON THE SYSTEM THAT MEANS NO. FILL IN YOUR SWIMMING POOLS. TRY NOT TO WATER YOUR LAWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS. IF IT’S NEW SOD DON’T HOSE DOWN YOUR DRIVEWAY EITHER AND TURN OFF THOSE DECORATIVE FOUNTAINS. AGAIN, THESE ARE VOLUNTARY RESTRICTIONS. FOR NOW. THE CITY SAYS IT’LL ALSO DO ITS PART. NO STREET WASHING. THEY’LL CUT BACK ON SEWER ACTIVITY. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY’LL EVEN CUT BACK ON FIREFIGHTER SAFETY DRILLS RIGHT NOW TO HELP CONSERVE OF WATER. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED WHEN WE

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Metropolitan Utilities District asks customers to temporarily limit outdoor water use because of water main break

Metropolitan Utilities District is asking customers to temporarily limit their outdoor water use because of a water main break near the Florence Water Production Plant.The voluntary limit starts immediately, and it will go until further notice because the water production facility is "limiting its capacity during a period of extreme temperatures," said M.U.D.Customers are asked to limit the following:Irrigation and sprinklers Filling swimming poolsHosing drivewaysDecorative fountainsM.U.D. will stop flushing fire hydrants, and they are asking the city and other wholesale customers to also follow this temporary limit.Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7

OMAHA, Neb. —

Metropolitan Utilities District is asking customers to temporarily limit their outdoor water use because of a

M.U.D. will stop flushing fire hydrants, and they are asking the city and other wholesale customers to also follow this temporary limit.

Metropolitan Utilities District is asking customers to temporarily limit their outdoor water use because of a water main break near the Florence Water Production Plant.

The voluntary limit starts immediately, and it will go until further notice because the water production facility is "limiting its capacity during a period of extreme temperatures," said M.U.D.

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Customers are asked to limit the following:

- Irrigation and sprinklers
- Filling swimming pools
- Hosing driveways
- Decorative fountains

M.U.D. will stop flushing fire hydrants, and they are asking the city and other wholesale customers to also follow this temporary limit.

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