Water line break causes flooded streets, water service problems - KTUL

Water line break causes flooded streets, water service problems | KTUL

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A water line break in Broken Arrow caused flooded streets and no water service Thursday night.

Tulsa city crews reported the water line at the corner of South Garnett Road and East 101st broke before 8 p.m.

By 3 a.m. on Friday, crews had located the break.

But, the crews said the excessive water from heavy rain and flooding made their job difficult.

City crews said in an email statement that they “cannot repair [the break] until the swollen creek water recedes.”

Surrounding neighborhoods complained about issues they continue to face from the water line break.

Ethan Hutchins with Broken Arrow Police Department told NewsChannel 8 the department “received calls last night that some homes in the Cedar Ridge Neighborhood were impacted near 101st & Mingo.”

“Everybody noticed,” Mark Mercer, Cedar Ridge North resident, said.

Mercer says they were without water for at least three hours before he went to bed.

“This morning it was on. I took a shower, went about my day, told the trades to come out, the plumber to get out here, and it’s off, so that's a bit of an inconvenience," said Mercer.

Mercer said the lack of water may not have impacted him severely, but it was an inconvenience.

The city said water service should be restored to all customers and the water storage is recovering.