[caver]

So, instead of shutting down the electricity, they shut down the water?

[smokingfrog]

I could be wrong, but I think they used up a lot of the water and could not get more because power was down or could not get water intended for agricultural use diverted to the town.

[matt04]

It as the county or city who owned the water system, and shut it off to appease the water gods or what not while the city burned.