With freezing temperatures forecasted for our area starting Thursday and lasting throughout the weekend and possibly into next week there is a good chance that unprotected water pipes will freeze. When this happens, you may experience only the annoyance of interrupted water service until the water in the pipes thaw. Unfortunately, for a few, the water line may rupture and cause property damage and require plumbing repairs.

There are several preventive measures that can reduce your chances of having your water lines freeze.

Benton Utilities Water Dept. will be having the water tower on Frendall Dr. repaired and re-painted soon.  The water dept. has put as much water as possible back into our water system, and they will need to drain the remaining water out to make it conducive to do the needed repairs and repainting. There will be a fire hydrant open at the corner of Frendall Dr. and Wittenburg Cv. to drain the remaining water out over the next several days.

Benton Utilities Electric Department

Planned Outage Press Release - September 19, 2022

On Friday, September 23, 2022 starting at 9:00 a.m., the electric crews will be working in the area of Hurricane Lake, north of the lake, to permanently repair damage to our infrastructure that occurred on the evening of July 19th, when you lost power for a few hours. The electric service to the homes in this specific area will be interrupted for approximately 4-6 hours while necessary repairs are made.