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Council praises water and treatment crews for averting boil‑water notice and restoring service after main break
Summary
Council publicly thanked Osage water‑plant and distribution crews and the Amarillo Fire Department HAZMAT team for a June chlorine leak response that avoided a boil‑water notice, and for restoring service after an 8‑inch main break that risked disruption to the Randall County jail.
Council publicly recognized the city’s utility and distribution crews and the Amarillo Fire Department HAZMAT team for two emergency responses. Staff described a June 27 chlorine leak at the Osage water treatment plant; crews isolated the source in a large chlorine tank, worked with HAZMAT to secure the leak, then troubleshot mechanical problems that threatened system disinfection. According to staff, coordinated troubleshooting over roughly seven hours restored chlorine injection and avoided a boil‑water notice.
Council also thanked distribution teams for responding to an after‑hours 8‑inch water main break that affected critical facilities, including the Randall County jail and detention center; staff said crews installed an "insta valve" and restored service just before inmate transfers would have become necessary. Council applauded the crews’ extended work in extreme heat and noted the city had already authorized replacement of older chlorine feed equipment in the fall.
