By: Jordan Dafnis
OKLAHOMA CITY -
Oklahoma City council members approved an emergency rate adjustment Tuesday that will save people some money on their water bill.
This is all after the big winter storm the state experienced in February.
During the record-breaking cold the city told people to drip their faucets. This caused people to use a lot more water, but city officials say they believe it was the right call because it likely prevented waterline breaks that would have caused an even greater amount of water loss and overall, more issues.
This adjustment will be on the volume charges.
By: Jordan Dafnis
OKLAHOMA CITY -
Oklahoma City council members approved an emergency rate adjustment Tuesday that will save people some money on their water bill.
This is all after the big winter storm the state experienced in February.
During the record-breaking cold the city told people to drip their faucets. This caused people to use a lot more water, but city officials say they believe it was the right call because it likely prevented waterline breaks that would have caused an even greater amount of water loss and overall, more issues.
This adjustment will be on the volume charges.
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Show Transcript SAYS INMATES WILL BE GETTING BOTTLES OF WATER AT MEALS. THEY ARE ALSO PUTTING BARRELS ON EACH FLOOR OF THE JAIL TO MANUALLY FLUSH TOILETS. EVAN: AND THESE TYPES OF ISSUES ARE NOT RARE. WE’VE HEARD FROM SO MANY OF YOU WITH LOW WATER PRESSURE OR NO WATER AT ALL. KOCO’S ABIGAIL OGLE JOINING US LIFE WITH AN UPDATE ON RESTORATION HERE, AND, ABBY, ANOTHER UNSAVORY IMPACT THIS IS HAVING. ABIGAIL: WELL, IF EVERYONE WAS WATCHING LAST NIGHT, THE 10:00 NEWS, KOCO 5 NEWS, YOU HEARD FIELD METEOROLOGIST MICHAEL ARMSTRONG MENTION IT. I TALKED ABOUT THE WATER SHORTAGES AND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE SMELL. SOME OF THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, HAS BEEN RAW SEWAGE. ABIGAIL: TUESDAY NIGHT, FIELD METEOROLOGIST MICHAEL ARMSTRONG REPORTING ON THE IMPACTS FROM THE STORM, INCLUDING WATER-