Hunt substation left under 8 feet of water after Hill Country floods, records show repairs could take months

HUNT, Texas – The power station in Hunt, Texas, could take months to fix after it was damaged by the deadly Hill Country floods, according to records obtained by TheTXLoop Investigates this weekend.

The severe weather caused significant power outages across Kerr County on July 4, according to a Kerrville Public Utility Board (KPUB) outage map.

Up to 8 feet of water covered the substation in Hunt, according to an email sent by Mike Wittler, general manager of the Kerrville Public Utility Board, on July 4.

“Just about every control cabinet was full of water and mud,” Wittler wrote.

Wittler said repairs to the substation are likely to take two to three months. They will be working with the Lower Colorado River Authority on a temporary solution.

Read more reporting on the TheTXLoop Investigates page.

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