Monroe County Emergency Management Hurricane Irma Update: Evening

WATER
The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority has restored water to Little Torch and Ramrod keys. Cudjoe Key is expected to have water restored by tomorrow.  Crews continue to work on Summerland Key. FKAA reports it soon will have water restored to the entire Florida Keys.

The boil water notice has been lifted for Key West, Key Haven, Stock Island and from the Monroe County Line to Tavernier Creek, with the exception of Ocean Reef. The boil water notice remains in effect for the rest of the Keys.

POWER
Florida Keys Electric Coop, which services from the Monroe County Line to 7 Mile Bridge, reports that it has restored power to nearly 100 percent of its customers who are able to accept power. Their “restoration” phase is over. About 400 people with more than 200 trucks from outside the County contributed to the restoration effort.

Keys Energy Service, which covers the rest of the County, reports about 75 percent of its customers now have power. That number is about 90 percent from Key West to Sugarloaf. The hardest hit areas from Sugarloaf to the 7 Mile Bridge still are at a much lower rate of about 25 to 30 percent. Crews continue to work those areas. Keys Energy has had about 480 people from outside the County working on the restoration effort.

FEMA DISASTER SURVIVOR ASSISTANCE TEAM
There will be a FEMA registration desk in the lobby of the Florida Keys Marathon International Airport Terminal on Thursday and Friday this week from 9 a.m.  to 3 p.m. FEMA representatives will help people register claims with the federal agency.

DEMOBILIATION
Key West demobilized its Disaster Medical Assistance Team and both of its food and water distribution centers. The Salvation Army kitchen that was set up in Key West is redeploying to Big Pine Key, where there continues to be need.

TRANSPORTATION
Key Wes Transit reports that the Lower Keys Shuttle will resume service from Key West to Marathon on Friday morning, Sept. 22.

AIRPORTS
Key West International Airport resumed commercial service on Wednesday, Sept. 20., with the arrival of Delta Airlines Flight 2543 carrying about 65 passengers. There were 6 Silvery Airways flights and two Delta flights. American Airlines resumes commercial service at the airport on Thursday with four flights. Normal schedules are expected to resume by the end of the week.
The airport had been closed to commercial service since Sept. 7 due to Hurricane Irma.

WATERWAYS
Any salvage operations conducted within or requiring transit through the Key West Main Ship Channel, Cut A, Cut B, Key West Bight Channel and the Key West Harbor, including the Upper and Lower Turning Basins must submit a salvage/transit plan to the Captain of the Port for approval prior to operations.

Please submit the salvage/transit plan for approval to Sector Key West at [email protected].
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