Whitehouse water system encounters new challenges, struggles to keep up with demand
City remains under boil water notice
Whitehouse Water
By Blake Holland and KLTV Digital Media Staff | February 22, 2021 at 6:50 PM CST - Updated February 23 at 1:26 AM
WHITEHOUSE, Texas (News release) - As of this afternoon, we continue to struggle with keeping up with the demand on our system. Today we have experienced water main breaks and damage from electrical system fluctuations that occurred during and after the storm.
Around 10 a.m. we had a 12-inch water main break. This break impacted our system in two ways. First, we had to shut down the operation of one of our booster pumps to relieve pressure on a nearby valve and to ensure the safety of our crews. This also meant that we required a large amount of water to refill and recharge this line putting us further behind in keeping up with demand.