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Water woes

Ruptured main leaves city dry


Staff photos by Michelle Williams Queen City Public Works personnel and CenterPoint Energy crew members work to repair a ruptured water main near the city’s well on Pecan Street. The CenterPoint crew was digging in the area when the line was accidentally punctured. Subsequently, the entire system was shut down leaving Queen City residents without service. A boil order has been issued.
Several waterless hours were on tap for Queen City, Texas, residents after a main service line was ruptured around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

A CenterPoint Energy crew, reportedly digging at a site near the city’s water well on Pecan Street, struck a major line, knocking a large hole in the pipe, a city official said.

The miscue precipitated a citywide system shutdown and triggered a flood of calls to City Hall from residents left high and dry.

Queen City City Secretary Vickie Ray said CenterPoint and city personnel were working to restore service as quickly as po...
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