that's about to change. the city announced news residents have been waiting to hear. let's get out to beaumont, we are outside the water treatment facility. katie, what have you learned? >> reporter: the water and rivers are too high for a full assessment of the damage to the two intake facilities here at this treatment plant, but the good news, we are just learning of six pumps have been installed. six pumps from a private company, tiger industries, are now pumping water into this facility to be treated and then sent out to the city of beaumont. there's changes in pressure. there will be interruptions to service when you get the water. boil it. it's one step in a temporary fix to a problem that's been so big to so many. i want to bring in colonel paul owen, southwest division commander for the u.s. army corp. of engineer, landed on the ground from galveston. they have six pumps here, those yet not installed.