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Botetourt County Faces Water Shortage From Power Outages

11:41 a.m.

From Jarett Henshaw, Fox 21/27 reporter in the field

The county just got a tractor trailer load of bottled water. Bottles can be picked up at:

Lord Botetourt High School

Blue Ridge Library

Fincastle Library

Buchanan Library

Eagle Rock Fire Department

Glen Wilton Fire Department

Also, residents can fill buckets with potable water to flush toilets at Lord Botetourt High School.

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11:17 a.m.

From Jarett Henshaw, Fox 21/27 reporter in the field

Thousands of Botetourt County residents have power, but no water.

The county water system runs on a series of wells, but most of those wells have lost electricity and can't pump water to the storage tank. They've brought in five industrial generators to run the pumps, but they've got to refill the tank.

Director of Emergency Management Carr Boyd says people will start getting some water back by tomorrow, but he asks that residents conserve usage so they don't run out of water again.

Boyd says Botetourt County won't be back up to regular levels of water until all power is restored, which isn't expected until the weekend.