Equipment failure causes temporary water outage for Live Oak subdivision

  • WATER WOES- The Live Oak substation of the municipal water supply suffered an equipment failure this week, rendering many in the nearby subdivision without running water, followed by a temporary boil water notice. TMN photo.
    WATER WOES- The Live Oak substation of the municipal water supply suffered an equipment failure this week, rendering many in the nearby subdivision without running water, followed by a temporary boil water notice. TMN photo.
    On Monday, July 17 at 8:00 p.m. the City of Menard notifi ed residents enrolled in the Reverse 911 system via phone calls, texts, and/or emails of a water pump malfunction affecting the Live Oak Hills area of Menard. City crews worked diligently to repair the existing equipment, however; the problem could not be fixed without a replacement pump. At that time, the Live Oak Hills area including L...

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