Generator fails at Lawton water treatment plant
LAWTON, Okla. (AP) - Lawton residents are being urged to conserve water after a backup generator providing power for the city's primary water treatment plant broke down. The breakdown at the plant in Medicine Park occurred Tuesday morning. Until it's fixed, Lawton will rely on its southeast water treatment plant.
Public Works Director Jerry Ihler says that as water is drawn from storage facilities, there won't be enough water pressure to refill those structures. Water usage has been averaging about 15 million gallons a day in recent days and the southeast plant has a maximum capacity of 10 million gallons a day. Nearby Fort Sill and the town of Medicine Park have 100 percent of their water needs provided by the Medicine Park plant and can't be fed water from the southeast plant.