Dire Assessment of Hurricane Ike's Impact on Bolivar Peninsula

The first information available about the extent of Hurricane Ike's impact on Crystal Beach includes reports that from the big store to the ferry - nothing is left.

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Jennifer McKnight, General Manager of the Bolivar Peninsula Special Utility District, says from the big store to Rollover Pass - the first two rows are gone but beyond that, some homes remain.

 About 130 people remain in High Island. She says water is being made available to residents at the High Island plant site off Highway 124. Residents must bring their own containers and fill them from 10-Noon daily.

Water must be boiled for two minutes prior to consumption and then cooled.

 McKnight says an assessment of the water plant and infrastructure is underway.  Because the damage isn't known, residents of High Island must conserve water.