BELLMEAD, Texas — Editor's Note: The video attached to this story is about water restrictions in the city of Hewitt.
A six-inch water main that broke Monday in Bellmead has now been repaired, bringing the city under State 3 Emergency Water Restrictions, according to City Manger Yost Zakhary.
The break occurred on Montrose Street, keeping residents under Stage 4, according to a post to the city's Facebook page. It was repaired later in the afternoon, Zakhary said.
The break comes just four days after a city water well went down due to a power outage. Regarding the well, a temporary fix was put in place over the past 48 hours and the city hopes it "will hold" until the parts come in between eight to 12 weeks, Zakhary added.
In the meantime, the city restricted water usage to the following:
- No outside water usage will be permitted
- The splash pad at Brame Park was closed
- Utilize major appliances (washing machine, dishwasher) after 7 p.m.
- Car wash hours will be restricted to 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Zakhary said violators are subject to fines of up to $2,000.
The city said staff went to Oklahoma to get the parts needed to repair the well but as of the time this article was written, they had not been repaired.