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Rathdrum residents press council on low water pressure and call for independent study
Summary
Residents described recurring low water pressure and falling aquifer levels, urged an independent study and community oversight; city staff said budgeted projects and hydrant testing address some concerns but no new council action was taken.
Several residents used the council’s public-comment period to say Rathdrum’s water pressure problems are persistent and to urge independent study and community oversight.
“The water pressure is unacceptable,” said resident Stacy O’Connell, who identified her address as 20908 North Highway 41 and said she had been placed on watering restrictions. She cited testimony at earlier meetings and a hydrology report showing aquifer declines, saying the city should commission a study “by somebody who has no interest whatsoever in the happenings in Rathdrum.”
Another resident, Laura Fuller, recounted recent wildfire-driven failures of hydrants she observed in California and argued the city should heed…
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