KEMP, Texas (AP) - Water conservation has been turned up a notch
in one North Texas community: The water has been cut off.
Kemp Mayor Donald Kile says water was turned off to residents
Sunday for 48 hours.
KDFW-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth reports that two weeks ago,
excessive heat caused the soil to shift, and the aging underground
water pipes burst. About 2 million gallons of water leaked out. The
city never caught up with the demand during the oppressive Texas
heat wave and shut off the water to residents for two days to
replenish its two water towers (http://bit.ly/pWJQpY).
Meanwhile, the city is handing out bottled water, providing
non-potable water to residents to flush toilets and conduct other
chores.
Kemp, a town of about 1,150 people, is about 50 miles southeast
of Dallas.
