Honolulu Water Board Urges Oahu Conservation as 250,900 Customers Remain Without Power
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Updated · Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Aug 16
Honolulu Water Board Urges Oahu Conservation as 250,900 Customers Remain Without Power
3 articles · Updated · Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Aug 16
Summary
Oahu residents were told again to restrict water use to essential needs only as widespread outages threatened the island’s ability to maintain service.
250,900 customers on Oahu, Hawaii island and Maui were still without electricity earlier Sunday, and the Honolulu Board of Water Supply said the outages can stop pumps drawing water from wells and other sources.
Generators have been deployed across Oahu to limit disruptions, but the board warned reservoir tanks can run down if water cannot be pumped until power is restored or replaced by other means.
The conservation request is expected to stay in place through the storm emergency, until warnings are lifted, electricity returns and reservoir levels recover.