Odessa, Texas residents could see safe tap water restored as early as tomorrow after a water outage this week.
Pumpjacks on the outskirts of Odessa, Texas on April 5, 2022. Photo: Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images, AP reports.After a major water line break struck the city of more than 122,000 people amid scorching temperatures, local officials warned residents to protect themselves against the "imminent threat" of "widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property.
. If the test comes back clean, the city will be able to lift its boil-water notice by 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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