A Parker County city is taking emergency actions to conserve its supply of water.
The city’s goal is to reach an 18 feet increase in storage capacity. Working with the neighboring city of Azle, Passmore said they have been able to reach 12 feet as of Friday., which Passmore points to water main breaks and leaks due to dry grounds.
“It’s an old infrastructure out here and when the ground shifts, it starts cracking the pipes. Once it cracks, they’ll just start running until you cut that section out,” he explained. The population of Reno is roughly 3,500 people. Resident John Vaught said he and his family are doing their part to help the city as they navigate the issues with water.
“What we’ve done that I normally wouldn’t do is that we did use the ice that the ice maker makes, but with the boil notice, we’re just going to get bagged ice, especially with these little ones,” Vaught said. “I used to water the front yard, but us having these water issues, I haven’t been watering at all.”
According to the July 11 notice, some of the equipment and components needed for replacement are on back order and three to four months out before arriving.
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