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City staff report 30-hour Port Hampton water-main break, propose valve additions to limit future outages
Summary
City staff described a 30-hour water outage after a major break on Port Hampton that affected four businesses, including a hotel and a medical facility; staff proposed installing additional isolation valves (about $20,000 each) to limit the geographic scope of future outages.
City staff reported a major water-main break on Port Hampton that caused about a 30-hour outage for four businesses, including a local hotel and a children’s hospital. The council heard a staff presentation describing the response and a proposal to add isolation valves to reduce the number of customers affected by future breaks.
“We had crews that worked overnight throughout the…
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