Please conserve water as much as possible until further notice.
— City of Owensboro KY (@CityofOwensboro) November 30, 2017 An issue with water pressure at multiple schools has closed the Owensboro Public School system for the day.
— OboroPublicSchools (@OboroSchools) November 30, 2017 OPS says two schools have no water, while two others have very low pressure.
Owensboro High School buses have started to run their routes.
The school plans to being moving buses at the elementary school level next, then middle school.
All middle and high schools will close at 1:30 p.m. All after school and evening events at DCPS have been cancelled.
According to the City of Owensboro, the water leak stretches from an area near 4th Street and Wing Avenue.
Due to a water main leak, OMU will be closing 4th Street from Wing Avenue to West Highland Court immediately.
— City of Owensboro KY (@CityofOwensboro) November 30, 2017 OMU said they’re currently working to reroute water from another plant.
(This story was originally published on November 30, 2017)