CLAY COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT)- One thousand people have spent that past week without water after cold temperatures caused multiple pipes to crack in the city.
Phones have been ringing off the hook at Manchester City Hall with questions about when the water will be turned back on.
Deputy Clerk Elsie Woods who oversees the city’s waterworks says crews are working nonstop to fix the pipes and identify more leaks.
She is asking the public who currently has water to conserve it.
George Wagers and his family are one of the thousand or so affected.
"You can’t wash your clothes and stuff, can’t have clean clothes and take a clean shower every morning, or have water to cook with."
They are the only family in the Hector Community to be without water.
Local businesses have been on hand to help families like the Wagers to get water.
Thye spent much of Wednesday delivering water bottles to those without water.
Authorities say they still aren’t sure when the water will be turned back on but say anyone that is nee of bottled water to call 1-(606)-598-8411.

Below freezing temperatures have affected Acadiana in a big way this week creating water issues in some parishes.
“I had to close down.
what if someone has to use the bathroom?,” said Tiffany Roy, Owner of La Beautique Shed Spa.
“I couldn’t wash the linens for work which I go through six towels per client so it adds up throughout the whole day, plus the sheets needed to be washed so that had to stay in a pile,” said Roy.
“Just the regular washing of our hands, working under the vehicles and the soap and water we use to tint windows,” said Wilson.
He said residents need to make sure there’s only a drip going to keep water flow.
“When you have hundreds and hundreds of houses with their lines wide open, it drops the pressure for the whole city.
I know with the fire department it can cause issues with not having the pressure we need on demand.” While low to no water pressure is affecting business, it’s also a problem at home.”Tuesday, we couldn’t take a bath because there was no water pressure.
Officials at Vermilion Parish Water District One said water pressure is better.
They are hoping water flow is back to normal by Saturday.

FLINT, MI — The state says its working with four schools and care facilities that had water with elevated levels of lead during testing late last year, including one that also had high readings previously.
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and Department of Environmental Quality flushed water lines and tested 63 of 78 schools, day and elder care facilities in Flint in November and December, reporting last month that 98.5 percent of sites sampled were at or below the federal threshold of 15 parts per billion of lead.
But four of those facilities — New Standard Academy, St. John Vianney School, Summerfield Community School and Michigan School for the Deaf — each had a single site where water tested over the lead limit despite other sample locations testing well below 15 ppb.
"The follow-up testing will assist in determining a proper corrective action to be tailored for each location individually.
Tawwab said in a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 3, that he wants a detailed agreement with the state, committing it to long-term testing for lead and bacteria before testing begins.
"At this point, MDEQ hasn’t been granted access into Flint Community Schools (buildings) to conduct the flushing and testing we’ve been able to complete at all of the other charter and parochial schools, day cares, and elder care facilities" in the city, said Tiffany Brown, a spokeswoman for the department, in an email to MLive-The Flint Journal.
GISD Superintendent Steve Tunnicliff said the faucet that produced the high lead reading is used for hand washing and water that was tested bypassed a faucet filter that is usally attached.
Of the 818 total samples collected, 806 (98.5 percent) were at or below 15 ppb, 777 (95 percent) met the bottled water standard of 5 ppb, and no lead was detected in 662 (80.9 percent) tests, according to DEQ.
At the Michigan School for the Deaf, a bathroom sink sample, one of 68 taken, registered 21 ppb of lead.
A 39 ppb reading was also taken at a kitchen sink in New Standard Academy on West Carpenter Road.

LEECHBURG (KDKA) — For people in Banfield section of Leechburg, it’s not only been cold, but it’s been very dry as well.
“It feels like I’m back in the Stone Age, not having any water to do anything,” said resident Doug McLaughlin.
A water main ruptured somewhere under Banfield Road, one of many breaks in the area.
“There was break up on First Street in Leechburg, by the school, and it’s apparently spread out,” said McLaughlin.
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County crews used jackhammers to loosen gravel and dirt frozen to concrete.
A few feet down, they what they were looking for.
It took 45 minutes, but they located the most recent leak.
As they were working on the repair, two more calls about water main breaks in the county came in.
“I assume they’re getting to the root of the problem, and they’ll fix it and they’ll roll on,” said resident John Conto.
“We have water for drinking purposes and what not, and we can cook with it,” said Conto.

You will probably find bottled water in just about every home around town as residents cope with the water woes.
On Barnes Street in South Jackson, neighbors are also dealing with a water main break and that hit them with a double whammy.
It is a problem that left neighbors with little or no water pressure and a big mess.
“It was like a pool in a span of three days.
It was really bad.
They had to walk sideways two are three homes to get out of their driveways,” said a resident on Barnes Street.
Residents in Jackson not dealing leaks on their streets, yards and driveways woke up to the surprising news they had to boil their water and they were not happy about it.
“Well, if you don’t get notice in time and you are not looking at TV, you can take a bath, brush your teeth cook with,” said a Jackson Resident.
“It is a real inconvenience, I hope you gets better.
Right now, it’s not good at all especially when you have to go out and by water,” said a resident on Barnes Street.

Officials expect to lift the boil order imposed on much of the metro-east by early Friday afternoon, according to a Illinois American Water spokeswoman.
If they need to wash their clothes, they should wait until they have a full load, etc.,” Cotton wrote in an email Thursday morning.
Cotton said the water company’s affected customers will be notified when the order is lifted.
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The boil order was issued Wednesday for a majority of St. Clair County and parts of Monroe County after frigid temperatures broke numerous water mains.
The order covered most of the metro-east service area, including Belleville, East St. Louis, Centreville, Brooklyn, Fairmont City, O’Fallon, Fairview Heights, Sauget, Shiloh, Washington Park, Alorton, Cahokia, Swansea, Canteen Township, St. Clair Township, Stookey Township and Smithton Township.
The boil order did not include the cities of Mascoutah, Lebanon, Freeburg and Smithton.
Drinking water was still available Wednesday afternoon at metro-east stores such as Walmart, Schnucks, Shop ’n Save and Target.
Belleville 201 high schools will be back in session Friday, and students are encouraged to bring bottled water in case the boil order is still in effect, according to a school announcement.

A 24-hour boil-water notice has been put in place for the city of Johnstown until about 4 p.m. on Friday, pending results of testing.
“It’s just a precautionary measure,” said Michael Kerr, general manager for Resource Development and Management Inc., which oversees the Greater Johnstown Water Authority.
“I have no reason to think we’re not going to get good results,” he said.
Residents in the city of Johnstown were experiencing a decrease in water pressure – some were without water – as crews worked to repair a water main break along Roosevelt Boulevard in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.
Kerr said the water main broke around 1 p.m. Thursday.
“However, as soon as we get it shut down, we’ll go back into normal service.” Kerr originally said that the water main would be repaired no later than 3 p.m. on Thursday, but crews continued to work on the break into the evening.
As the issues with the water service continued throughout the day, several organizations were forced to make changes, limit their services and even close for the day.
“We have bottled water for anybody who needs it,” she said.
An “out of order” sign was placed on the shop’s fountain drink dispenser and coffee machines Thursday evening.
Although the Em’s employee said she didn’t believe the store would close it doors due to the boil-water notice, she did acknowledge the negative impact it made on the business.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issued a boil water advisory for Public Wholesale Water Supply District No.
23, which includes a number of public water supplies, including Neosho County Rural Water District No.
KDHE officials issued the advisory because of high turbidity.
Rural Water District No.
Other districts impacted are Wilson Co. RWD No.
5, Neosho Co. RWD No.
Other cities included are Altoona, Buffalo, Fall River, Fredonia and the Coal Hollow Water Co.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: — Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation, or use bottled water.
— Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled.
Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.

BURNEYVILLE, Okla. (KXII) — One Oklahoma school has been without drinking water this week, due to possible contamination at their middle school.
"It’s kind of crazy that this would happen, I don’t know how it would happen," parent Ashley Welch said.
Welch lives across the street from Turner Schools, where her three children attend classes.
On Tuesday the Department of Environmental Quality discovered an incorrect bleaching agent was used in the water well.
As a result, Superintendent Burl Solie said the drinking water was immediately shut off, and cases of bottled water were provided for students and faculty.
"I am glad they are taking the steps they are taking, by providing water for them to drink," Tanya Manning, who’s great granddaughter also attends Turner Middle School, said.
"They’re doing what they can to make a difference."
She says mistakes happen, and she has faith in the administration.
"They’ll use something else in the future."
Solie said the problem has since been corrected with the proper bleach, and water should be drinkable again on Monday.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) — The frigid temperatures are causing water mains to buckle throughout Kalamazoo and crews are working around the clock to fix the broken pipes.
Newschannel 3’s Franque Thompson was at a main break near Paterson and Douglass and the Kalamazoo Public Services Department said it will be a long winter.
Kalamazoo Department of Public Services Director James Baker said since December 24 they’ve seen new water main breaks about every day throughout the city.
She will have to wait for crews to fix a water main break she says she was never notified about.
Wilson said, “We would have been more prepared for it, would have known what’s going on because this is community we live in.
Baker said, “When that really cold weather hits, the ground starts to freeze and stars to move and strain on some of the old pipes in our network.” Baker says the department has been fixing water main breaks all over the city for almost two weeks straight.
And they worked at about 2:30 in the morning and they were at a point where they couldn’t go any further ahead.” Crews closed off the road near Paterson and Douglass for the neighborhood’s safety.
If we’re telling you not to drive on that area it’s for a good reason.
Your car could fall through where there’s no subgrade or sub base under a road structure.” There’s no telling how long the Paterson and Douglass repair will take and Wilson says she just hopes she has enough bottled water.
Wilson said, “This is what we have to do for the time being, just use bottles and clean bottles.”