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County staff seek permanent pump house, irrigation overhaul as fair approaches
Summary
Staff told the Okanogan County commissioners that ongoing pressure and piping issues at the fairgrounds have forced temporary fixes and that they intend to build a pump house after the fair to separate domestic and irrigation systems.
Okanogan County staff told the Board of Commissioners that chronic low domestic water pressure and a lack of irrigation connections at the fairgrounds will be addressed with a new pump house and system overhaul after this year’s fair. Staff said temporary “pod” irrigation hookups and other interim fixes are in place for the upcoming event.
County facilities manager Maurice reported that domestic service to the food-court and RV hookup areas has reduced pressure to about 20 PSI during peak use and that “there’s no irrigation connection in the food court” except one spigot. He said crews have installed pods and will move poly pipe to create a temporary manifold to supply critical zones.
The work matters because a…
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