Indianapolis Water Woes Cut Use
Low water pressure caused by the collapse of a canal should persist through the weekend, officials said Saturday.
A section of the bank of the canal carrying 70% of the city’s water collapsed Friday, and officials asked residents to use water only in emergencies. About two-thirds of the residents in this city of 750,000 were affected.
Strong thunderstorms earlier in the week had uprooted several large trees along the earthen banks of the Indianapolis Water Co. canal, allowing erosion, the company reported.
Work crews began rebuilding the levee Saturday, and water pressure was not expected to be back to normal until Monday at the earliest, said Darren Klinger, assistant director of the Marion County Emergency Management Division.
Utility officials said residents cut water consumption Friday by 26% to about 110 million gallons.
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