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WATER EMERGENCY UPDATE – AFTERNOON BRIEFING

Saturday, March 1 by Ponca City Now

Tonkawa reports their water system held nominal levels overnight and throughout this morning. Water officials continue to monitor the system, and are seeing stable usage and demand levels. Even with this morning’s moderate usage, there has been no negative impact on our system’s ability to maintain water...

WATER EMERGENCY UPDATE – CITY OF TONKAWA

Monday, February 24 by Ponca City Now

The City of Tonkawa remains under a Civil Emergency due to severe water supply and pressure issues. Since Friday, February 21, 2025, our water system has been critically strained due to record-breaking freezing temperatures, line breaks, and equipment failures. Despite extensive repairs and strategic conservation efforts, our...

OSU Student Union Suffers Major Water Damage After Pipe Failure

Monday, February 17 by News 9

STILLWATER, Okla. -A substantial pipe failure caused significant water damage to about half of the

Don’t Let Frozen Water Pipes Detour Your Holidays – Here’s Good Advice

Friday, December 16 by Lyman James

From the City Of Ponca City:Forecast-COLD!! The Utility Maintenance Department would like to help prevent costly plumbing repairs or damage to your home. The forecast predicting extremely cold weather and low wind chills causes lots of water issues and hopefully following these tips will help! 1. If you have had problems...

Ark City Commission Schedules Special Session Monday To Discuss Water System

Friday, September 9 by Lyman James

The Ark City Commission will meet in special session Monday.According to a notice from the city, the meeting will be at 4 p.m. in the commission room at City Hall, located at 118 W. Central Ave.The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the water system. No other business will be discussed at this...

City Of Caldwell To Receive Nearly $1M In USDA Loans, Grants For Water System Improvements

Monday, July 25 by Lyman James

The City of Caldwell has been announced as one of eight community projects across the state to receive loan and grant money from the United States Department of Agriculture.According to a news release from USDA Kansas Director for Rural Development Christy Davis Monday morning, a $479,000 loan and a $512,000 grant will supplement previous...

Crews Battling Water Main Breaks In Ark City

Thursday, July 21 by Lyman James

Crews are working to fix a water main breaks in Ark City.According to Ark City Mayor Kanyon Gingher, a break at Kansas Avenue near 8th Street was first suspected at 2:30 a.m. and crews have been working to locate and fix the 14-inch main. Another main break was discovered Thursday afternoon at 3rd and...

City of Tonkawa’s brief update on the progress on the main water line break repairs

Wednesday, July 6 by Lyman James

City of Tonkawa's brief update on the progress on the main water line break repairs:Sometime during the last week of June, a large break developed in the 12” water main that brings the city’s water from the well field and out-of-town basin into town. The break occurred in the middle of the stream of...

Blackwell City Council approves first readings of proposed rate increases for water, sewer, waste, and electrica

Friday, May 20 by Lyman James

The Blackwell Journal-Tribune reports that the Blackwell City Council approved the first readings of proposed rate increases for water, sewer, waste, and electrical.This does NOT mean that the increases have been approved, as they will need to be read a second time and voted on again.These proposed increases are as follows:Sewer- 40% increaseWaste- 4%...

PCUA Trustees vote to approve construction for Water Treatment Plant Clearwell Rehabilitation Project

Wednesday, April 27 by Lyman James

Under Ponca City Utility Authority’s New Business, the PCUA Trustees voted to approve a construction contract with Luckinbill Construction, LLC of Edmond Oklahoma, for the Water Treatment Plant Clearwell Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $399,388.00. The two clearwells are a major component at the Water Treatment Plant. They are concrete structures that contain treated...

Water to be off on Ash from Hartford to Prospect Wednesday morning

Tuesday, December 21 by Lyman James

On Wednesday, December 22nd the water will be off on Ash from Hartford to Prospect from 8:00am-10:00am. The Water Department is replacing a valve on the main.

No Water or Low Water Pressure Possible at 5th & Hartford

Thursday, December 16 by Lyman James

Sober Bros. will be doing a water line tie in at 5th & Hartford this morning starting about 8:00 a.m. Hartford to 7th and North to Young could experience no water or low water pressure for most of the day. Please plan accordingly!Sober Bros will also be doing a tie in on 6th Street...