Tulsa almost caught up on broken water lines caused by historic February freeze

TULSA — Mayor G.T. Bynum and Clayton Edwards, Director of the Water and Sewer Department for Tulsa, delivered good news on the progress being made towards getting water flowing to all Tulsans.

As of Friday afternoon, there are 13 active breaks and six lines valved down completely, according to the Water and Sewer Department of Tulsa. This is down from 23 active breaks on Wednesday and 28 breaks on Tuesday.

The city is recovering from a staggering 430 water line breaks that occurred over the course of the winter storm. On average, Tulsa experiences around 500 water line breaks for an entire year.

The Water and Sewer Department said that water usage remains one-third higher than the average daily amount so Mayor Bynum continues to encourage everyone to conserve water and keep their usage to a minimum.

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