WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) _ Water service has been restored to parts of Weatherford a day after a pipeline break virtually shut down the north Texas city.
Assistant City Manager Robert Hanna said an alternate pipeline was being used Tuesday to restore water pressure. He said emergency water restrictions and a boil notice remained in effect.
Hanna said officials hope to have service restored to the entire city by Wednesday. He said engineers were working on a permanent fix to the broken pipeline. He said the cause of the pipeline’s failure was unknown.
Most city services were shut down in Monday’s triple-digit heat. Tankers brought in water to keep some services running, and portable toilets were set up.
Weatherford is 25 miles west of Fort Worth.
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