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Courtney Bend power failure prompts precautionary water advisory and exposes notification gaps
Summary
A transformer failure at Courtney Bend Water Treatment Plant led the city to issue a precautionary advisory after systems lost power for about 11 hours; staff said 16 lab samples were taken, the Department of Natural Resources aided clearance, and officials acknowledged weaknesses in mass-notification that hampered rapid outreach to schools and hospitals.
Interim City Manager reported that the Courtney Bend Water Treatment Plant lost power at about 6 a.m. on Monday after a city-side transformer failed while the redundant feed was already out for preventative maintenance. "Courtney Bend Water Treatment Plant lost power on Monday morning about 6AM," the manager said, and staff restored power roughly 11 hours later.
City staff opened emergency interconnects with Kansas City to stabilize system pressure and collected 16 water samples at Courtney Bend for laboratory testing. "We were simultaneously pulling 16 samples," the manager said, and the samples were processed at the plant's certified lab. The city worked with the Department…
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