Broken Water Main Causing Brown (But 'Safe') Water
A massive break at the corner of Hillgrove and Linden Avenue is affecting water service to much of the Village.
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A major water main break was discovered over the night between Monday and Tuesday at the corner of Hillgrove Avenue and Linden Avenue, and is causing much of Western Springs to recieve discolored water, the Village has announced.
The Public Works Department is working on fixing the break, and has declared that the water "is safe to drink." The discoloration is due to rust and calcium carbonate that has been stirred up by directional flow changes in the pipes necessary to retain water service while the main is repaired.
The line that broke is one that leads from the Village Water Plant to the Spring Rock Park water tower, and thus is causing major disruption in service to much of the town.
Water main breaks, especially in Old Town North, have been frequent this spring, at a rate of about two each month.
The Village has a pamphlet available on "Understanding Water Main Breaks" on the official Western Springs website.
Mouse
11:15 am on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
No problems (for once) in Ridgewood because of this.
Suggestion to the Village: When you use your tech toys like the "reverse 911" system, please check the numbers you call (I got two initial calls, one to each number at the house so you were just dialing through the phone book instead of calling the registered numbers) and write down what you are going to say before you say it. The second call about the water being safe was three times longer than it needed to be and sounded very unprofessional. Which, I guess, is par for this course.
WS1
2:50 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Suggestion to "Mouse": get a hobby or move to an unincorporated area or run for local office since you are full of so many helpful solutions.
Tom
2:28 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Seriously, Mouse? Perhaps you can avail yourself to the village for "emergency voiceovers".
janet Dahl
3:41 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Mouse- I have to say that you seem kind of crabby. It is so beautiful outside....absorb some sun. The village has an old infrastructure; problems are unavoidable, the response is how the Village should be measured. I appreciated the heads up.
Joseph Glynn
7:43 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Didn't they just put in a new water and sewer line on Hill Grove?
Lori Mitchell
8:14 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
I too appreciated the info after my last experience with a water main break and the Village. Great improvement in communication!
Do we have a more serious infrastructure problem that needs to be addressed?
Stephanie Holt
9:02 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Public works kindly returned my call, even after I had received the two automated status updates. Great job making such a quick repair.