Feb 23, 2021
Approximately 2K Garland Renters Still Have No Water
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GARLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Thousands of Garland renters are still having issues with their water supply following last weeks storm.
Sloan Glaude is one of them.
READ MORE: Video Shows First Responders Fall Through Ice While Saving Couple From Frozen PondShe’s a mother of two boys and is on day nine without water.
“Every day it just gets a little worse and a little worse,” she said.
She’s using water from a 10-gallon bucket to flush the toilet, bottled water for brushing teeth, washing hands and staying hydrated and body wipes for showers.
“The apartment is giving us two bottles of water per family a day,” she said. “That’s what they told us so far. We’ve gotten two emails saying they’re working on it, but we don’t know when the water will be back on.”
She’s just one of around 2,000 Garland renters experiencing this.
About 35 apartment are impacted, reporting broken pipes and plumbing issues.
“We’re not able to shower,” Chassidy K. said. “I have two small children. My kids are at school and I have to go somewhere else just to take them to shower to go to school today. It’s ridiculous.”
READ MORE: GameStop Announces Resignation Of CFO Jim Bell, Thanks Him For Significant ContributionsThe City of Garland is collections bottled water donations.
Large donations can be dropped off at the Nicholson Memorial Library.
Small donations can be dropped off at Intrinsic Smokehouse or Rosalind Coffee in the square.
“I’ve let folks know that if they have a need for water at their complex to let us know so we can get it delivered out to their complex,” Garland City Council District 5 Rich Aubin said.
He said the city is also working to provide porta pottys.
“I have people reaching out to me with plumbers who have availability and we’ve been passing those names along to the complexes,” he said.
Glaude said she’s trying to remain optimistic, hoping this will be over soon.
“It could be worse,” she said. “I know that hopefully eventually it’ll come back on.”
MORE NEWS: Woman In 30s With No Underlying Health Problems Among 18 New COVID-19 Deaths In Dallas CountyIn the meantime, Legal Aid of Northwest Texas recommends tenants send their landlord a written request for repairs through certified mail and keep a copy of their request.
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