Omaha cancels hydrant parties after major water main break leads to restrictions on usage - KETV Omaha
Omaha cancels hydrant parties after water main break
Omaha cancels hydrant parties after major water main break leads to restrictions on usage
Related video above: Metropolitan Utilities District asks customers to temporarily limit outdoor water use
After a major water main break in Omaha, the city has canceled this week's hydrant parties.
According to Metropolitan Utilities District, people near Florence Water Production Plant will temporarily experience "low to no water flow" until the problem is resolved.
M.U.D. is also asking customers to temporarily limit their outdoor water use.
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.
Hydrant parties were scheduled for northwest Omaha on Wednesday and central Omaha on Friday.
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