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Natural Gas loss of service in a portion of Tekamah
Published Monday, May 11, 2009 at 03:55 PM
OFFICIALS AT BLACK HILLS ENERGY WOULD LIKE TO ALERT CUSTOMERS IN TEKAMAH...

BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, A LOSS OF NATURAL GAS SERVICE OCCURRED IN THE CITY OF TEKAMAH ROUGHLY IN AN AREA FROM 10TH STREET TO 14TH STREET AND FROM H STREET TO K STREET, AFFECTING BETWEEN 70 AND 80 HOMES. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, CREWS NOW NEED TO RE-PRESSURIZE THE SYSTEM. THAT INVOLVES TURNING OFF EACH INDIVIDUAL METER, PRESSURIZING THE SYSTEM UP TO THE METER, THEN TURNING ON THE METER AND REIGNITING PILOT LIGHTS ON GAS APPLIANCES AND WATER HEATERS. CREWS ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO THAT NOW. WHEN YOU RETURN HOME, YOU MAY NOTICE A YELLOW TAG ON YOUR DOOR. BLACK HILLS ENERGY REQUESTS IF YOU SEE THIS, CALL THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AT 1-888-890-5554. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER IS 1-888-890-5554. BLACK HILLS ENERGY APOLOGIES FOR THE TEMPORARY LOSS OF SERVICE AND THANKS YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS SITUATION.

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