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OLD INFRASTRUCTURE IS REAL NEWS! – Three breaks within 4,800 feet of each other in the water main bringing water into La Conner happened overnight Jan 8-9. Attributed to the 60-plus year old pipes “moving” in soft, saturated soil, this is a very real sign of the times. – Photo by Don Coyote
An already short-handed Public Works Department was literally swamped last week when an aging Town water line on La Conner-Whitney Road north of Peth’s Corner ruptured in three places Jan. 8 and 9, leaving the area temporarily without service.
The five-member work crew, including department head Brian Lease, toiled overtime between McLean and Young Roads to fix the leaks and restore water to affected homes.
But more work remains to be done.
The Town and a private contractor are tentatively scheduled this week to begin taking the failing eight-inch asbestos cement main off-line and replace it w...
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