Trappe postpones interior water-tower work after testing causes pressure drop
A test to take Trappe's water tower offline caused a sharp PSI drop and a quick loss of residential water access; the council decided to postpone interior maintenance, schedule biannual inspections by Southern Corrosion, and revisit the work after Lakeside's tower is online.
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Engineers and town staff reported that an attempt to take the town water tower offline in preparation for interior maintenance caused the system pressure to fall dramatically, leaving some residents without water. Katherine McAllister of GMB told the council the drop occurred during an initial attempt to isolate the tower and presented options that would be expensive; she said that once Lakeside brings its water tower online "that will help dramatically and the Town would be able to take the existing tower offline without any issues."
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