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Metropolitan Utilities District outdoor water restrictions update

Metropolitan Utilities District urges customers to limit water use through weekend after water main break

CUSTOMERS TO LIMIT OUTDOOR WATER USE THROUGH THE WEEKEND ON SOME OF THE HOTTEST DAYS OF THE YEAR. GOOD EVENING. I’M BILL SHERMAN. I’M QUANECIA FRASER. WE SHOWED YOU THE LARGE WATER MAIN BREAK AT THE FLORENCE WATER TREATMENT LAST NIGHT. IT’S REDUCING CAPACITY AT ONE OF MUDDY’S THREE TREATMENT PLANTS. SO NOW PEOPLE ARE ASKED TO LIMIT WATERING, FILLING UP, SWIMMING POOLS AND RUNNING WATER FOUNTAINS. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ALEX MCKINNON LIVE WITH THE LATEST MESSAGE FROM ALEX. BILL QUANECIA HAS ITS HANDS FULL, SAYING CREWS WILL BE WORKING TO INSPECT AND REPAIR THAT WATER MAIN BREAK THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BUT SAYING IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME. MEANWHILE, HOMEOWNERS IN THE AREA SHOWED US SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR WATER INSIDE THEIR HOMES. HOMEOWNERS URGED TO LIMIT OUTDOOR WATER USE ARE SEEING SOME ISSUES INSIDE. ANGIE SPENCER SMELLING SOMETHING FROM THE WATER AS WELL AS SULFUR SMELL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UM, BUT DEFINITELY IT DIDN’T SMELL LIKE THAT BEFORE. ROTTEN EGGS. I DON’T KNOW. SHE HOPES TO SEE REPAIR THE MAIN BREAK SOON. THE UTILITY IS URGING CUSTOMERS TO LIMIT OUTDOOR WATER USE FROM PERSONAL SWIMMING POOLS TO DECORATIVE FOUNTAINS. WE’RE WORKING AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN AROUND THE CLOCK TO GET EVERYTHING BACK UP TO NORMAL. THE UTILITY INVESTIGATING WHY A 48 INCH MAIN BROKE IN FRONT OF THE FLORENCE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND NEAR SOME CONSTRUCTION DIGGING TO FIND OUT WHAT REPAIRS NEED TO BE MADE AND FORCING TWO OTHER PLANTS TO PICK UP DEMAND FOR THE SERVICE AREA STRETCHING ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND. ABOUT 600,000 CUSTOMERS. WHEN WE’RE HAVING EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS, IT JUST CAUSES A BIGGER DRAIN ON THE SYSTEM BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO USE WATER FOR OUTDOOR USE. MOODY SAYS CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCED LOW PRESSURE AFTER TUESDAY’S BREAK, BUT SAYS SERVICES ARE BACK TO NORMAL. CUSTER IS SEEING PROBLEMS NEED TO CALL MOODY’S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. 402 5546666. IT’S A PROBLEM. ANGIE HOPES TO SEE FIXED SOON. I’M SURE YOU HOPE EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL WHEN YOU GET BACK. THAT WOULD BE FABULOUS. YEAH. MOODY OFFICIALS PLAN TO OFFER ANOTHER UPDATE MONDAY. MEANWHILE, THEY SAY LIMITING IRRIGATION CAN PLAY A HUGE FACTOR IN HELPING OUT THE UTILITY THIS WEEKEND. QUANECIA, THE CITY OF OMAHA SAYS THIS WILL NOT AFFECT POOLS OR SPRA

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Metropolitan Utilities District urges customers to limit water use through weekend after water main break

Metropolitan Utilities District is now asking its water customers to temporarily limit outdoor water use through the weekend after a major water main break.Repairs are needed at a water main near the Florence Water Production Plant, which is just south of NP Dodge Park.The water usage restrictions will extend through Sunday, July 30, "to help reduce water demands to ensure continued reliability to the entire system during this period of extreme temperatures," MUD said.Customers are asked to limit the following:Irrigation and sprinklersFilling swimming poolsHosing drivewaysDecorative fountainsMUD will stop flushing fire hydrants, and they are asking the city and other wholesale customers to also follow this temporary limit.If customers experience problems with water pressure or water color inside their, call the MUD customer service line: 402-554-6666.Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7

OMAHA, Neb. —

If customers experience problems with water pressure or water color inside their, call the MUD customer service line: 402-554-6666.

Metropolitan Utilities District is now asking its water customers to temporarily limit outdoor water use through the weekend after a major water main break.

Repairs are needed at a water main near the Florence Water Production Plant, which is just south of NP Dodge Park.

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The water usage restrictions will extend through Sunday, July 30, "to help reduce water demands to ensure continued reliability to the entire system during this period of extreme temperatures," MUD said.

Customers are asked to limit the following:

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

MUD 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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If customers experience problems with water pressure or water color inside their, call the MUD customer service line: 402-554-6666.

Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7