Residents across Junction City didn’t have water for days after the storm Wednesday because an employee at the city’s water plant forgot to turn off the values, flooding the basement with 600,000 gallons of water, Junction City’s city manager said. Allen Dinkel, city manager, said the city government contracts with Veolia Water, a corporate firm that has worked with the city for 30 or more years. The city government owns the plant, and Veolia Water operates the plant. Dinkel said the water plant on North Jackson Street lost power Wednesday night, and the generator at the plant was operating well. Around midnight or 1 a.m., he said an employee of Veolia Water forgot to close the values after the power came back on, which caused the basement to flood.
Source: themercury.com
