- As of this morning, the City of Commerce remains under a boil water advisory, and mandatory water usage restrictions are in place. Both conditions are related to the city’s aging water treatment plant, which has been struggling to meet demand since a leak earlier this month lowered water levels in the city’s storage and delivery systems. The boil advisory could be lifted as early as Wednesday morning, but the usage restrictions are likely to remain in place through the weekend, Commerce city manager Howdy Lisenbee said during a live broadcast of KETR’s North By Northeast program Tuesday morning.
- Water customers in parts of southern and western Hunt County are no longer under a voluntary water conservation advisory, but the utility that serves them has asked that customers continue to mitigate usage during the current region-wide heat wave and drought. The North Texas Municipal Water District serves communities throughout North and Northeast Texas, including most of southern and western Hunt County, as well as most of Collin, Rockwall and Kaufman counties, and parts of Rains, Hopkins, Fannin and Grayson counties. The district had issued a voluntary water conservation advisory earlier this month when the utility’s treatment plant in Wylie went offline for maintenance. The district blamed high demand for the technical problems at the Wylie facility. This morning, the North Texas Municipal Water District announced that repairs at Wylie have been completed, and that customers could resume normal usage, though customers are urged to limit consumption, particularly regarding outdoor water use. More information about the district and its service area can be found at the utility’s website, NTMWD.com.