Due to the large-scale water outage in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, due to the damage caused by Typhoon No. 15, Shizuoka City has announced that it has confirmed that there are no abnormalities in water quality in the two districts where the supply of water for domestic use has been resumed. 31,000 households were without water.
Due to the large-scale water outage of about 63,000 households in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, the city will supply domestic water that can be used for toilets and other purposes to a total of 31,000 households in the Tomoegawa block and the Okitsu block from the 27th. started.
The Shizuoka City Waterworks and Sewerage Bureau held a press conference on the evening of the 28th and announced that the water in these two districts had been inspected and that the water quality was normal and could be used as drinking water.
With this, the water outage has been completely resolved in about half of the water outage households.
In addition, Shizuoka City says that the work to remove the driftwood at the water intake will be completed around midnight on the 28th, and that the work is progressing faster than originally planned.
For this reason, the water supply plan for the 21,000 households in the "Miho block" will be brought forward by one day, and the work to supply domestic water will start on the night of the 28th, and it will be determined whether it can be used as drinking water by the 30th. .
On the other hand, it was newly confirmed that about 2,000 households have water outages in the area around Mikadodai, Shimizu Ward, so currently, about 34,000 households have water outages.
Shizuoka City aims to fully restore by the 5th of next month in all areas, including the Wadajima area, where the water supply has been cut off due to the bridge through which the water pipe passes.
Voices of relief from residents
Residents in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, expressed their apprehension when it became possible to use the water as drinking water.
Of these, Mihoko Hirano's home in Tomoe-cho, Shimizu Ward received 18 liters of drinking water from a worried friend living in Osaka on the afternoon of the 28th.
Under these circumstances, when it was announced on the city's disaster prevention radio and on the city's website that the water that had been resupplied could be used as drinking water, Mr. Hirano immediately poured the water into a cup and drank it deliciously. .
Mr. Hirano said, "It's very delicious. We started using water yesterday, and since this morning the amount of water has returned to normal. And from today, we're able to use it for cooking and drinking, so I'm grateful." I was talking with a relieved expression.