UPDATE: THURSDAY MORNING 7:00 AM – WATER MAIN BREAK FIXED, WATER AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS, BOIL ORDER IN EFFECT.
A boil water order has been issued in the city of Cotter. According to a post on the Cotter City Hall Facebook page, a water main break occurred at the intersection with U.S. Highway 62/412 and Harding Boulevard (U.S. Highway 62B) Wednesday night. Mayor McGeorge Caradine says repairs were finished around 1 am Thursday morning.
The Baxter County Office of Emergency Management is assisting Cotter City Hall in making sure each resident has the appropriate amount of water needed. The OEM Office will deliver bottled water to the Cotter Fire Department AT 950 Harding Blvd, sometimeThursday morning. For more information, visit cityofcotter.org, the Cotter City Hall Facebook page or call city hall at 870-435-6326, Cotter Fire Deparmment 870-435-7029
The boil order will remain in effect until further notice. Water used for drinking or food preparation must be boiled briskly for one minute prior to use. All ice cubes should be discarded and only boiled water used for making ice.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 12, 2022 – Cotter is UNDER A BOIL ORDER. THIS MEANS YOU MUST BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE DRINKING, COOKING OR INGESTING. There has been a water main break at the intersection of Highway 62 and Harding Boulevard. Cotter Water Dept. is aware and on the scene and will work diligently throughout the night to fix it. The Water should be back-on sometime Thursday. Please conserve your water as we work to resolve the issue. Bring your water to a boil for at least one minute. Once the water is fixed and back on, you may shower, flush toilets and wash clothes with the regular water, but boil water for food or drinking. This will be in effect until further notice and we alert you when the boil order is lifted.
Last night Judge Pendergrass has approved an Emergency Declaration for the National Guard to bring a potable water Tank to the the City of Cotter to distribute to its residents in the next few days. The Water Tank will be station at the Cotter Fire Station on Hardking Blvd. Baxter Country Emergency Managment Team will deliver bottle water to the CVFD in the mean time.
