WESTERN NUECES COUNTY, Tx — 10/18 UPDATE - 10:30 a.m. - KRIS 6 News confirmed that Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District will be using the old Robstown show barn, located at 909 E. Ave. J, to help assist those without water.
According to a Facebook post, residents should bring their own water containers and officials will get them filled for those who need it.
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3 p.m. UPDATE- The Nueces County Emergency Management Office will open two water distribution locations at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18.
- Banquete Junior High School, 4334 4th Street, Banquete, TX
- Bobby Ray and Opal Younts Park, 100 County Road 103, Agua Dulce, TX
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1:45PM UPDATE- Nueces Co. Commissioner John Marez said the water tank collapsed some time between midnight and 7a.m. Thursday. Materials to fix the water system are arriving and several electricians and plumbing crews are on-site. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is on-site.
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12:30PM UPDATE- Robstown is not affected by the water boil notice. Marez said residents in Banquete, Agua Dulce, and surrounding rural areas are. The county estimates about 1,000 people are affected. Meanwhile, Nueces County is reaching out to the state for additonal resources.
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12:10 PM UPDATE: The South Texas Water Authority has issued a water boil notice for all Western Nueces County residents. According to Nueces County Commissioner John Marez, engineers are on site trying to determine why the water tank collapsed. They're trying to figure out how to remove the tank and looking at some bypasses to make sure water is running through the rest of the water system. Marez believes it could take two to three days to remove the materials and have everything up and running again. At this point, the Nueces County Emergency Management Office is looking at setting up water distribution sites for residents. At this point, they are looking to set up the water distribution sites early tomorrow morning.
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The South Texas Water Authority is asking residents to minimize their water usage.
On Thursday morning, S.T.W.A. sent a text alert asking its customers in Agua Dulce, Banquete, and the Robstown area to cut back on their usage until their pump station is repaired.
A KRIS 6 viewer sent the newsroom a photo of what appears to be a water tank collapse on FM 2826 and County Road 79, southwest of Robstown.
KRIS 6 contacted the South Texas Water Authority for more details but we were told the administrator is out in the field and would give us a call.
This is a developing story. We will provide updates as soon as they become available.
