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Elbert County coordinates emergency water deliveries after Agate distribution lines freeze
Summary
Elbert County public health and emergency management responded to a freeze of the distribution line feeding Agate’s water tank; officials arranged potable-water deliveries, conservation notices and school-closure considerations while repairs continue.
Elbert County officials said Jan. 22 they were supporting the town of Agate after a frozen section of pipe cut off flow from a well to the community’s distribution tank, leaving residents dependent on the water remaining in the tank and on delivered potable water.
County emergency-management and public-health staff said Agate’s distribution line froze after an extended outage for valve repairs. As of the morning of Jan. 22, the tank still held about one day of water, county staff said, and the town had issued a water-conservation…
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