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Odessa utilities staff outline $1 million valve assessment and pump planning amid water-loss concerns
Summary
City utilities staff reported a roughly $1 million system assessment, said the study should finish by August 2025, and recommended a valve-replacement prioritization and pump assessment after officials described areas losing pressure and water.
Alex Rumlett, utilities presenter, told the City of Odessa workshop that the utilities department is completing an assessment of valves and related infrastructure and expects the assessment work to finish in August 2025. “We’re currently … more than 20 now, but it looks like we’re gonna finish in August of 2025,” Rumlett said during the update.
The presentation focused on a phased replacement plan that would first address “critical valves” and then scale to larger replacement work. Rumlett said the…
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