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Nashville water bills won’t get ice storm discounts after Metro Council rejects idea

By Cynthia Abrams

April 8, 2026

On Tuesday, Nashville’s Metro Council rejected a proposal for a one-time credit to compensate residents for increased water bills following Winter Storm Fern.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Courtney Johnston, Freddie O'Connell, Mary Jo Wiggins, metro water services, Nashville Metro Council, Winter Storm Fern

Ask the Mayor: Storm response, property taxes, NDOT and parks

By Mary Mancini

February 25, 2026

Listen

Mayor Freddie O’Connell is back for another edition of Ask the Mayor.

Filed Under: Ask The Mayor, Programs Tagged With: ask the mayor, Brent Freeman, Freddie O'Connell, metro water services, Sonia Allman

Frozen pipes and sink icicles: How to protect your pipes during a deep freeze

By Seth Thorpe

January 29, 2026

While the winter storm has moved on from Middle Tennessee, many residents are now experiencing frozen pipes, no running water and even frozen water streams in their sinks.  

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: frozen pipes, metro water services, Winter Storm Fern

Middle Tennessee moves towards normalcy as snow begins to melt

By Char DastonandLaTonya Turner

January 12, 2025

snow melt Tennessee capitol

Middle Tennessee is beginning to open back up after Friday’s snowstorm. Most of Middle Tennessee received between three and four inches of snow.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: metro water services, snow, tennessee emergency management agency, Tennessee Highway Patrol, WeGo, Williamson County

‘Flash droughts’ can shift the ground beneath Nashville. That’s a problem for water pipes.

By Caroline Eggers

November 3, 2023

In Nashville, the ground often dances between parched and soaked. 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, drought, flash drought, metro water services

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