Power Outage Updates: 6/22

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Day 7. I’ll continue to update this as we move forward through the day. Feel free to let me know if things available to help the situation.

  • A Cooling Center, Food (MRE) and water distribution location will be open again from 9a-8p today at the Jefferson visitor/Transportation Center on East Austin street. It’s free.
  • MIMS VFD also has water and MRE’s
  • EMC Water is back on and pumping. Restoration will be gradual as the system re-pressurizes. A BOIL NOTICE is in effect.
  • County dump sites Change hours:
    • Pct 1: 8-4 every day this week. No charge for food items. Or brush
    • Pct 2: open regular hours and days. No charge for food items or brush
    • Pct 3: 8-4 Wed thru Sun. No charge for food items
    • Pct 4: 10-4, thurs-Wed (june 28) no charge for food items or brush
  • If you have damage to property, report it here: https://damage.tdem.texas.gov/?fbclid=IwAR3k5U17A3vV2SNNA7Q_L7A6TxK3nU-FloEl4tR8bEnpyTLdjcUk_H-Srh8_aem_th_AbJ-kYiX64pYG2bSqpDCoHemAbX-o9Ln0vcqCdsulc6Y7TW5zEPxEeRojLyCHK25qSU
  • SNAP support: https://www.hhs.texas.gov
  • 8:42a County remains at 22.8% without power.
  • Vera Bank has a fund setup for Corey Foster, the lineman who passed away
  • If you know someone who can’t get out and needs water or medical, contact Marianne Haynes at Mims VFD
  • Holiday Harbor and Gold Coast are under a boil notice
  • 11:21a CEFCO is giving away free showers if you don’t have power. And free ice if you bring your own cup
  • 4:47p Received this email from Upshur Rural yesterday. URECC Members: If you happen to see usage displaying in SmartHub on the full days you know you were without power, don’t panic! During an outage, the software may generate an estimated hourly or daily reading for display only. We do not bill off these readings. Your meter sends us a reading at midnight for all the usage that was actually recorded/metered over the last 24 hours. This is called registered usage which is what we do bill for. We understand that this can cause confusion, but please know that URECC strives to provide you with the most accurate information at all times.