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Residents of Maysville frustrated for days about brown water

FIND OTHER WAYS TO GET WATER. YEAH, MICAH, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, THIS IS MY WATER BOTTLE AND THIS IS A WATER BOTTLE FILLED WITH THE WATER HERE IN MAYSVILLE. THE RESIDENT WHO GAVE IT TO ME SAYS SOME DAYS IT’S EVEN WORSE THAN THIS. RESIDENTS TELL ME THEY WANT ANSWERS. I’M SO TIRED OF HAVING TO COME HERE MULTIPLE DAYS A WEEK TO WASH MY LAUNDRY. NOT ONLY AM I PAYING, YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, I FEEL LIKE A MONTH FOR TO BE ABLE TO CLEAN MY LAUNDRY AND HAVE IT NOT SMELL GROSS AND BE BROWN. I’VE THROWN AWAY MULTIPLE TOWELS BECAUSE THEY ARE BROWN. WHEN THEY COME OUT AND AND IT’S JUST REALLY FRUSTRATING. ONE RESIDENT SAYS THEY’VE HAD TO BUY WATER BOTTLES TO GET THE WATER THEY NEED FOR NOT ONLY THEIR FAMILY, BUT THEIR PETS, TOO. SOME EVEN TRAVELING TO OTHER TOWNS TO JUST HANG OUT AT FRIENDS OR FAMILY’S HOUSES WITH SAFE WATER. THE MAYSVILLE TOWN HALL FACEBOOK POSTED LAST WEEK SAYING THIS PROBLEM IS FROM MECHANICAL ISSUES AT THEIR WATER PLANT. THEY ALSO SAY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS PLACED A BOIL ADVISORY ON THE TOWN. NOW, WE REACHED OUT TO THE TOWN AND DEC TO ASK FOR AN UPDATE, BUT THEY’RE CLOSED ON THE

Residents of Maysville frustrated for days about brown water

Maysville Town Hall said they're under a boil notice from the Department of Environmental Quality.

Updated: 5:39 PM CDT Jul 23, 2023

Residents of Maysville have been frustrated for days about brown water in their town.Maysville Town Hall said they're under a boil notice from the Department of Environmental Quality. The residents are having to find other ways to get water.Residents told KOCO 5 they want answers.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here."I’m so tired of having to come here multiple days a week to wash my laundry. Not only am I paying hundreds of dollars, I feel like, a month, to be able to clean my laundry and have it not smell gross and be brown. I have thrown away multiple towels because they are brown when they come out and it’s just really frustrating," said a Maysville resident, who wished to remain anonymous.One resident said they've had to buy water bottles to get the water they need for not only their family but for their pets too. Some even traveled to other towns to hang out at a family or friend's house with safe water.The Maysville Town Hall Facebook posted last week, saying the problem is from mechanical issues at the water plant. They also said the DEQ has placed a boil advisory on the town.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppKOCO 5 reached out to the town and DEQ to ask for an update but they're closed on the weekends. KOCO 5 will provide updates as they become available. Top HeadlinesHundreds of Oklahoma veterans learn about new, old benefitsVictim identified, 2 suspects in custody after body found in Stillwater30 men arrested in massive prostitution sting in Oklahoma CityGroup puts up billboards asking Oklahoma AG to take another look at death row inmate's caseWoman turns heartbreak into hope after husband was shot, killed in Ponca City

MAYSVILLE, Okla. —

Residents of Maysville have been frustrated for days about brown water in their town.

Maysville Town Hall said they're under a boil notice from the Department of Environmental Quality. The residents are having to find other ways to get water.

Residents told KOCO 5 they want answers.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

"I’m so tired of having to come here multiple days a week to wash my laundry. Not only am I paying hundreds of dollars, I feel like, a month, to be able to clean my laundry and have it not smell gross and be brown. I have thrown away multiple towels because they are brown when they come out and it’s just really frustrating," said a Maysville resident, who wished to remain anonymous.

One resident said they've had to buy water bottles to get the water they need for not only their family but for their pets too. Some even traveled to other towns to hang out at a family or friend's house with safe water.

The Maysville Town Hall Facebook posted last week, saying the problem is from mechanical issues at the water plant. They also said the DEQ has placed a boil advisory on the town.

>> Download the KOCO 5 App

KOCO 5 reached out to the town and DEQ to ask for an update but they're closed on the weekends. KOCO 5 will provide updates as they become available.

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