Judy Grimes, 71, has been dealing with limited water supply at her home in Dixmoor on Oct. 18, 2021.
Workers try to resolve the water crisis in Dixmoor as they perform work on Wood Street at Sibley Boulevard in Harvey, which supplies water to Dixmoor, on Oct. 21, 2021.
An engineer from Robinson Engineering closes up a maintenance hole outside the pumping station in Dixmoor on Oct. 20, 2021.
Teatroy Webster helps distribute bottled water at the Dixmoor village hall on Oct. 26, 2021. The water supply in Dixmoor was disrupted for several days.
Harvey Mayor Christopher J. Clark holds a press conference at the city’s water pumping station on Oct. 26, 2021, to address the water crisis in the neighboring village of Diixmoor. Harvey supplies water to Dixmoor.
Economic development director John Thompson, left, talks with Superintendent of Public Works Hubert Darden, second from right, water operator Rufus Fisher, center, and an engineer just outside a pumping station as ongoing water pressure problems continue in Dixmoor on Oct. 20, 2021.
Workers try to resolve the water crisis in Dixmoor as they perform work on Wood Street at Sibley Boulevard in Harvey on Oct. 21, 2021.
“We can’t trust our water supply,” said Martha Montero, shown here with her daughter Emma, 2, on Oct. 18, 2021. The issues with water have been ongoing for about two years, said 29-year-old Montero. “We weren’t surprised,” said Montero, “because we’re just like ‘Oh, it’s just another day in Dixmoor, where our water is getting shut off for no reason.’ “
Volunteers help distribute bottles of donated water for residents to take at the Dixmoor village hall on Oct. 18, 2021.
Volunteers help take bottles of donated water to the Dixmoor village hall on Oct. 18, 2021.
A contractor for the suburb of Dixmoor closes up a fire hydrant after checking on the water pressure as ongoing water pressure problems continue in Dixmoor, Oct. 20, 2021. The pressure was just over 20 PSI and the normal range is 35.
A fire hydrant connected with a water pressure gauge reads at about 20 PSI in Dixmoor on Oct. 20, 2021.
Cynthia Mossuto has been dealing with limited water at her home in Dixmoor since a burst water pipe in nearby Harvey affected the town of Dixmoor’s water supply on Oct. 18, 2021. Harvey is Dixmoor’s sole water provider.
A sign reads no school at Rosa Parks Middle School in Dixmoor as ongoing water pressure problems continue on Oct. 20, 2021.
An engineer from Robinson Engineering checks on paper work and gauges inside a pumping station in Dixmoor on Oct. 20, 2021.
Volunteer Dwayne Tyson Sr. places bottles of water into a person’s vehicle outside Dixmoor’s Village Hall on Oct. 18, 2021.
Lizette Delgado arrives to take much needed bottles of water for herself and neighbors to the Modern Estates trailer park from Dixmoor’s Village Hall on Oct. 18, 2021. Dixmoor’s water supply has been affected by a burst water pipe in nearby Harvey, which is Dixmoor’s sole water provider.
Workers check on the ongoing water pressure problems in Dixmoor on Oct. 20, 2021.
A maintenance hole cover is seen outside the pumping station as ongoing water pressure problems continue in Dixmoor on Oct. 20, 2021.
An engineer from Robinson Engineering who did not want to give out name, closes up the gate to the pumping station after checking on gages in Dixmoor.
