MIDLAND, Texas — UPDATE: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has rescinded the boil water notice for Airline Crossing MHP on May 12.
The public water system has taken the necessary corrective acrtions to make sure the water was safe to drink and for human consumption purposes. Lab results came back that indicated that the water no longer requires boiling.
If anyone has any questions, people can call the Airline Crossing office at 432-694-2534.
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has enforced a boil water notice for Airline Crossing MHP as of May 4.
New shutoff valves were being installed in preparation of installing new inline vertical pumps.
Maintenance on these upgrades requires water to be shut off. What water is left has very low pressure, triggering the need for a boil water notice.
The new valves and pumps mean that the next time water needs to be shut off, only one water pump needs to be turned off.
With multiple pumps, this means that water can continue to flow throughout the park.
“Well it’s good they’re working on it, to fix it right," said Ron Sandberg, a former resident of Airline Crossing, whose son is still a resident there. "Because it’s not good to be out of water.”
Management at Airline Crossing is trying to avoid a situation like one in December, when an arctic freeze left residents without water for several days.
Residents were notified of the boil water notice last night by text.
“We got a notification that it was going to happen for just today, while they were changing the valves, they had low pressure,” said Sandberg.
Cases of water were made readily available for all residents of the park.
Follett USA, the owners of Airline Crossing, made the following statement regarding the new valves:
"Our residents at Airline Crossing are our number one priority. This includes ensuring the water system that provides water to all our residents is maintained and in compliance with TCEQ guidelines, which it is. For maintenance to be completed on the inline distribution water pumps, shut-off valves need to be installed to stop the water flow, and to do that, the water needed to be turned off to the community today, Thursday, May 4, 2023.
As of now, the shut-off valves have been installed and we are working on restoring water service as soon as possible. Follett USA has followed all requirements set forth by the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and will continue to do so. We are committed to open communication with our residents as we continue to improve our community."
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