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Multiple water main breaks around Lubbock were the result of the City increasing water pressure on Thursday, August 18th.

The Lubbock Water Cops are ready to pay you a little visit.

The city's newest water tower will be constructed at 50th Street and Joliet Avenue, where the city's lone water tower once stood for decades

The new water tower will be located on 50th Street at Joliet Avenue. Installation of the bowl is scheduled for Saturday, May 15, at 7:30am.

The water main break happened Wednesday evening at 1st Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

For at least the second straight year, Fitch Ratings gave the City of Lubbock a AA+/Stable bond rating. The city's Water & Wastewater System received a AA- bond rating.

Lubbock used 1.3 trillion gallons of water in August, which is the highest reported month since May, and has used nearly 12 trillion gallons during this fiscal year.

During the month of July 1.2 million gallons were used at an average of 165 gallons per capita daily. This year marks the lowest usage in the last few years with a peak of 1.79 million gallons at 245 gallons per capita daily in the 2010-2011 fiscal year.

On Thursday's edition of Lubbock's First News, Mika Wyatt from Agrilife Extension spoke with Tom Collins and Laura Mac about the city's upcoming water restrictions.

The workers became trapped earlier today in a well at least 20 feet deep