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Public Works reports new brine system, water-main repair and winter-storm response
Summary
Deputy city manager reported on a new automated brine production system, the December water-main break at 11th and Main, and the city’s response to the winter storm, including material usage and overtime. No action was required from the commission.
Colin Belzer, deputy city manager, updated the Hays City Commission on Public Works activities and the city’s response to the winter storm. Belzer said a new brine production system installed as part of the 2025 budget replaced a 20-year-old unit and can produce between 5,000 and 6,000 gallons per hour compared with 1,000 gallons per hour for the old system. The new unit is automated and reduced a…
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