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Odessa, Texas, remains without water as temperatures soar

Odessa Fire Rescue Cadet Newsom waves cars through a drive through line as he works with other volunteers during an emergency drinking water distribution Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Cars line up outside Barn E for drinking water as the City of Odessa holds a water distribution drive through at the Ector County Coliseum Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) The repair site for a broken water main sits empty after crews completed work on the pipe at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. Many Ector County residents were left without clean running water after the main broke Monday, spurring stockpiling amid one of the hottest summers in recent history. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) State Representative Brooks Landgraf helps distribute water to those in need during an emergency drinking water distribution drive through Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Odessa Fire Rescue cadets and other volunteers distribute water to those in need during an emergency drinking water distribution drive through Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) The repair site for a broken water main sits empty after crews completed work on the pipe at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. The water system will undergo a pressurization for the 12-14 hours following the repair and a boil water notice throughout the 24 hours following repressurizing. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Odessa Fire Rescue Cadet Newsom waves cars through a drive through line as he works with other volunteers during an emergency drinking water distribution Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Cars line up outside Barn E for drinking water as the City of Odessa holds a water distribution drive through at the Ector County Coliseum Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) The repair site for a broken water main sits empty after crews completed work on the pipe at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. Many Ector County residents were left without clean running water after the main broke Monday, spurring stockpiling amid one of the hottest summers in recent history. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) State Representative Brooks Landgraf helps distribute water to those in need during an emergency drinking water distribution drive through Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Odessa Fire Rescue cadets and other volunteers distribute water to those in need during an emergency drinking water distribution drive through Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) The repair site for a broken water main sits empty after crews completed work on the pipe at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. The water system will undergo a pressurization for the 12-14 hours following the repair and a boil water notice throughout the 24 hours following repressurizing. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Odessa Fire Rescue Cadet Newsom waves cars through a drive through line as he works with other volunteers during an emergency drinking water distribution Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Cars line up outside Barn E for drinking water as the City of Odessa holds a water distribution drive through at the Ector County Coliseum Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) The repair site for a broken water main sits empty after crews completed work on the pipe at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. Many Ector County residents were left without clean running water after the main broke Monday, spurring stockpiling amid one of the hottest summers in recent history. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) State Representative Brooks Landgraf helps distribute water to those in need during an emergency drinking water distribution drive through Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Odessa Fire Rescue cadets and other volunteers distribute water to those in need during an emergency drinking water distribution drive through Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) The repair site for a broken water main sits empty after crews completed work on the pipe at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. The water system will undergo a pressurization for the 12-14 hours following the repair and a boil water notice throughout the 24 hours following repressurizing. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Odessa Fire Rescue Cadet Newsom waves cars through a drive through line as he works with other volunteers during an emergency drinking water distribution Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Cars line up outside Barn E for drinking water as the City of Odessa holds a water distribution drive through at the Ector County Coliseum Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) The repair site for a broken water main sits empty after crews completed work on the pipe at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. Many Ector County residents were left without clean running water after the main broke Monday, spurring stockpiling amid one of the hottest summers in recent history. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) State Representative Brooks Landgraf helps distribute water to those in need during an emergency drinking water distribution drive through Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Odessa Fire Rescue cadets and other volunteers distribute water to those in need during an emergency drinking water distribution drive through Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) The repair site for a broken water main sits empty after crews completed work on the pipe at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. The water system will undergo a pressurization for the 12-14 hours following the repair and a boil water notice throughout the 24 hours following repressurizing. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Odessa Fire Rescue Cadet Newsom waves cars through a drive through line as he works with other volunteers during an emergency drinking water distribution Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Cars line up outside Barn E for drinking water as the City of Odessa holds a water distribution drive through at the Ector County Coliseum Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) The repair site for a broken water main sits empty after crews completed work on the pipe at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. Many Ector County residents were left without clean running water after the main broke Monday, spurring stockpiling amid one of the hottest summers in recent history. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) State Representative Brooks Landgraf helps distribute water to those in need during an emergency drinking water distribution drive through Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Odessa Fire Rescue cadets and other volunteers distribute water to those in need during an emergency drinking water distribution drive through Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) The repair site for a broken water main sits empty after crews completed work on the pipe at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. The water system will undergo a pressurization for the 12-14 hours following the repair and a boil water notice throughout the 24 hours following repressurizing. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Odessa Fire Rescue Cadet Newsom waves cars through a drive through line as he works with other volunteers during an emergency drinking water distribution Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Cars line up outside Barn E for drinking water as the City of Odessa holds a water distribution drive through at the Ector County Coliseum Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) The repair site for a broken water main sits empty after crews completed work on the pipe at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. Many Ector County residents were left without clean running water after the main broke Monday, spurring stockpiling amid one of the hottest summers in recent history. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) State Representative Brooks Landgraf helps distribute water to those in need during an emergency drinking water distribution drive through Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Odessa Fire Rescue cadets and other volunteers distribute water to those in need during an emergency drinking water distribution drive through Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) The repair site for a broken water main sits empty after crews completed work on the pipe at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. The water system will undergo a pressurization for the 12-14 hours following the repair and a boil water notice throughout the 24 hours following repressurizing. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Water pools around City of Odessa Water Distribution crews as they work to repair a damaged water main Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Odessa, Texas. The West Texas city’s water system lost pressure after a break in a major water main, leaving tens of thousands of customers with dry taps Tuesday. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) An Ector County resident, who declined to give their name, loads their car with cases of bottled water after the majority of the county was placed on a boil-water notice early Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Odessa, Texas. The West Texas city’s water system lost pressure after a break in a major water main, leaving tens of thousands of customers with dry taps Tuesday. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) City officials monitor the progress on the repair of a damaged water main near the intersection of 42nd Street and San Jacinto Street Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Odessa, Texas. The West Texas city’s water system lost pressure after a break in a major water main, leaving tens of thousands of customers with dry taps Tuesday. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)/Odessa American via AP) City of Odessa Public Works Director Tom Kerr gives an update on the water crisis in Odessa during a press conference Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Odessa, Texas. The West Texas city’s water system lost pressure after a break in a major water main, leaving tens of thousands of customers with dry taps Tuesday. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) City of Odessa Water Distribution crews work to repair a damaged water main that left the majority of Ector County with little to no clean running water Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) City of Odessa Water Distribution crews work to repair a damaged water main that left the majority of Ector County with little to no clean running water Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Odessa, Texas. (Julian Mancha/Odessa American via AP) City of Odessa Water Distribution crews work to repair a damaged water main that left the majority of Ector County with little to no clean running water Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Odessa, Texas. (Julian Mancha/Odessa American via AP) Volunteers begin to hand out 12-liter boxes of emergency drinking water to residents in need after a broken water main left the majority of Ector County without clean running water Tuesday, June 14, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Odessa Fire Rescue cadet Benjamin Magallanez, right, loads a cart with a box of emergency drinking water for an Odessa resident as city officials distribute emergency water supplies to those in need Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) Odessa Fire Rescue Chief John Alvarez, left, and Central Station Captain Austin Yocham unload pallets of emergency drinking water as they help prepare to hand out cases of water for residents in need after a broken water main left the majority of Ector County without clean running water Tuesday, June 14, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP)
Odessa, Texas, remains without water as temperatures soar