WALTERVILLE/DEERHORN POWER OUTAGE

EWEB is assessing the power outage in the Walterville/Deehorn area that occurred around 7:00 am this morning. If you are impacted by this outage, please help reduce call volume by going to eweb.org/outagemap for more details and updates.

Last week, EWEB changed to wildfire protective settings on equipment in south Eugene and the McKenzie Valley. These protective measures include modifying high-voltage electric switches and relays. Just like a circuit breaker in your home, the switch senses when trouble occurs—such as a tree branch falling on the line—and shuts off the power. We will not re-energize the line until we visually inspect it and confirm with public safety partners there is no fire in the area.

Due to this inspection process, it may be several hours before power is restored in this area.

Here are some resources you can use to stay out of the heat while crews work to restore your power:https://www.lanecountyor.gov/cms/one.aspx?pageId=17881059