09/03/2026
Shout out to our City utility crew for putting in long hard hours fixing numerous leaks in our water system. Parts of our utility infrastructure are so old their age isn’t known. This particular leak, one of 5 or so in the last 24 hours, is on a water main estimated to be installed in the 1960’s. What you see in this image is multiple “band-aids” or repairs on a water main. We must continue aggressively addressing our aging infrastructure problems. Just one of the clamps seen in this photo costs $1000.00 just for the clamp or “band-aid.” This particular main line, is estimated to have 50 of these clamps on it. Cost to replace this main line is estimated to be between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00.