SAN ANGELO, TX — Some but not all of the customers previously identified on the "lower plane" of the water distribution system can join the customers on the "upper plane" and take showers safely Wednesday morning.
The water system, it was learned yesterday, was divided physically into two separate parts, the upper and lower planes. The suspected contamination of the City of San Angelo water system happened in the northeast side of town, in the lower plane of the pipes and pumps, leaving the the water taps on the upper plane (in green in map below) unmolested by the foul odor and suspected contamination, as confirmed by chemistry tests.
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Jokes erupted on social media about the "Upper Plane" people vs. the "Lower Plane" people. Here's a meme:
As of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 9, some of those customers whose taps are located in a certain segment or area of the lower plane are cleared to use the water as normal.
The blue area was added to the safe water areas as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night:
The darker blue area was added to the City of San Angelo's safe water zone Tuesday night
The City of San Angelo and TCEQ identified and approved more of these lower plane areas that are released from the do-not-use water restrictions.
Areas that are released are in green on the map below (download the hi-res *pdf here).
Water taps in the green area are cleared for normal water use with no restrictions as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night, Feb. 9
If you are not in the green area, then you are still under the do-not-use notice. The City will continue to update the public as more information becomes available.
Areas included here are released from the do-not-use order:
- West of Howard St. from Glenna St. to Junius St.
- South of Junius St. from Howard St. to N. Van Buren St.
- West of N. Van Buren St. from Junius St. to Webster St.
- South of Webster St. from Junius St. to N. Harrison St.
- West of Harrison St. from Webster St. to Houston Harte Frontage Road
- West of Westland Ave. from Houston Harte Frontage Road to Sherwood Way
- West of N. Fillmore St. and S. Fillmore St. from Sherwood Way to Avenue J
- South of W. Avenue J from S. Fillmore St. to S. Koenigheim St.
- East of S. Koenigheim St. from W. Avenue J to W. Avenue I
- South of W. Avenue I and E. Avenue I from S. Koenigheim St. to South Concho River
- South of South Concho River and Concho River from E. Avenue I to the City Limits at S. Loop 306 Frontage Rd.
- Wholesale customers that are also released from the do-not-use order:
- Concho Rural Water Grape Creek
- Twin Buttes Water System
- Concho Rural Water Pecan Creek
- Goodfellow AFB
- Millersview- Doole Water System
The other way to look at it is this. Water customers downtown, Santa Rita, east San Angelo and Lake View are still under the do-not-use water advisory.
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