90,000 Gallons Of ECUA Drinking Water Headed To Hurricane Idalia Victims

August 31, 2023

ECUA was able to help a Louisiana company tasked with providing drinking water to victims of Hurricane Idalia in Florida.

Macro Companies of Broussard, LA, reached out to the ECUA Tuesday, looking for a water supplier willing to provide thousands of gallons of potable water destined for the Big Bend area. Within a few hours, Bill McElligott, vice-president of Macro Companies and Robert Rogers, ECUA Water & SCADA Operations Manager had a plan in place.

By late afternoon, 15 tanker trucks began rolling in to ECUA’s Ellyson Industrial Park campus to fill up. ECUA set up two locations to expedite the fill-up time where hydrants supplied the tankers an estimated 90,000 gallons of potable water. Drought conditions in Louisiana made it difficult for Macro to source the water locally before setting out to Florida’s Big Bend area.

“Each tanker holds approximately 6,000 gallons, and we are able fill them up in 35 minutes or so, about 170 gallons per minute,” Rogers said. “We are happy to lend a hand and help get this vital resource to where it is will be needed after the storm.”

As of Tuesday, McElligott didn’t know yet where the Florida Department of Emergency Management would specifically direct his convoy of tankers.

“Typically, we are sent to supply nursing homes, dialysis centers, and food preparation stations that are set up in the storm recovery area”, he said.

ECUA will remain on standby as a source of potable water for if the tankers need to be refilled.

Comments

2 Responses to “90,000 Gallons Of ECUA Drinking Water Headed To Hurricane Idalia Victims”

  1. HILL on August 31st, 2023 11:53 am

    Check the math. 90 x $3.00 (per 1,000) = ?

  2. JJ on August 31st, 2023 7:53 am

    At $3 per 1,000 close to a quarter of a million dollars
    Wonder what FEMA will be charged for delivery….
    Did save a bundle on diesel from La. To Fl.

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