In the midst of widespread water outages and boil water notices due to last week’s unusual and devastating winter weather, Bastrop County has been distributing both drinking water and non-potable water since Saturday.
On Saturday, Bastrop County Precinct 4 Commissioner Donna Snowden, Molly Alexander from The Owl and David Glass from Elgin General Store worked together to provide a water fill-up station. The water truck, and 2,000 gallons of water, was parked in front of Elgin General Store. The water was non-potable, but could be used for drinking and cooking if boiled.
Then, ten trucks loaded with bottled water arrived in Bastrop ...