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Wenatchee declares emergency after deep sewer force‑main break on Old Station Road
Summary
City staff reported a force‑main failure under Old Station Road that required an emergency repair contract, temporary vactor truck bypass pumping of about 1.2 million gallons and a council vote to approve an emergency declaration and contractor authorization.
Wenatchee City Council voted to declare an emergency and authorize staff to hire a contractor to repair a broken sewer force main in the 400 block of Old Station Road after crews discovered a large sinkhole and a deep pipe failure earlier in January.
Deputy Public Works Director Jessica Shaw told the council the sinkhole revealed extensive underground damage near the Old Station lift station and that the city quickly identified the force main as the source of flowing water. "We shut down the lift station," Shaw said, and the city mobilized a contractor and…
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