Days of freezing temperatures in Deep South areas that usually freeze for only hours are threatening dozens of water systems as burst pipes leak millions of gallons of water.
, where residents were required over Christmas to boil water months after most lost service because of a cascade of problems from years of poor maintenance.
The culprit was temperatures that dropped below freezing Thursday or early Friday and have spent only a few hours if any above 32 degrees since then. The system puts out about 50 million gallons of water during a typical winter day. Over the holiday weekend, its output was about 100 million gallons. More than 400 customers reported burst pipes, so between unreported leaks, closed businesses and empty vacation homes, the system figures thousands of leaky pipes are gushing water.
In Selma, Mayor James Perkins Jr. issued an emergency order Christmas Day asking owners to go to their businesses and check for leaks before the city ran out of water. There was no update Monday.
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