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Montgomery Co. offering drinking water for those affected by water outage

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ)- UPDATE: Montgomery County issued a statement on Facebook stating those affected by the water outage are able to pick up drinking water from 8:30-11 p.m. at the Elliston Volunteer Fire Dept.

Anyone in need of assistance obtaining the water is asked to call 540-391-4481.

ORIGINAL STORY: Residents of Shawsville and Elliston are experiencing a water outage, with some residents stating they haven’t had water since early Thursday morning.

According to the Montgomery Public Service Authority(PSA), crews are in the process of fixing the issue as of 3:50 p.m. Friday.

The PSA states crews are actively working to locate the problem and make repairs, however a restoration time has not been released.

WDBJ7 will provide an update once more information is available.

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