Government
BY MANUEL HOLGUIN JR.
Water supply stable amid repairs
What else?
A key turning point came in early March, when city o cials discovered Lake P ugerville held signi cantly less water than previously believed, prompting an immediate escalation in restrictions. Public Utilities Director Matt Rector said the city had been relying on electronic sensors that estimate lake depth, which indicated the lake was around 28 feet deep. However, a diver inspection found that the readings were o by about 11 feet. City sta said they have not identi ed a clear cause for the inaccurate readings, but the system has since been recalibrated. As of April 6, Lake P ugerville remains below its desired level, and o cials are working toward a target elevation of 633 feet—the threshold for easing Stage 3 restrictions. Continued conservation will determine when P ugerville can return to normal operations, city leaders said.
City o cials said P ugerville’s water system is stabilizing, but remains under strain as crews work toward permanent repairs following multiple breaks in the pipeline from the Colorado River into Lake P ugerville. While a temporary bypass has restored partial ow, o cials said full repairs are still weeks away. Materials to replace roughly 400- 500 feet of damaged pipeline are expected to arrive by mid-to-late April. Once on site, contractors will plan a coordinated shutdown in late May to complete repairs and reconnect the system. Rather than stagger multiple outages, the city is aligning work across contractors into a single shutdown expected to last about two weeks. The repairs will replace all sections of pipe where failures occurred, though o cials said replacing the entire 15-mile pipeline is not being considered due to cost and feasibility.
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