'Frustrating': Multiple Dover Homes Lose Water After Wells Collapse, Run Dry

'Frustrating': Multiple Dover homes lose water after wells collapse, run dry

'FRUSTRATING': Residents say private wells ran dry after weeks of extreme cold weather, leaving them without water for drinking, bathing or even flushing toilets.

Dover residents without water after wells nearby run dry

Most of the affected homes rely on well systems, and officials say the water table dropped sharply following a recent cold snap.

Dry Wells In Dover: Hillsborough County Steps In With Emergency Water Relief After Cold Snap

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – It is a tough break for families in Dover right now. After a biting cold snap rolled through Hillsborough County, plenty of folks living on well water woke up to dry taps. It isn’t just a fluke, either; the drop in temperatures triggered a massive spike in local pumping to save […] Dry Wells In Dover: Hillsborough County Steps In With Emergency Water Relief After Cold Snap

Hillsborough County Water Resources provides potable water to Dover residents with low well water

Hillsborough County is providing clean drinking and cooking water to areas of Dover that are having issues with low or no water supply in their wells after the recent cold weather.Hillsborough County Water Resources will distribute boxed drinking water and bring a 300-gallon hydration station to Dover Sports Complex. There will also be a hydrant-filling station at the East Service Unit for non-potable water that residents can use to flush toilet…