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Resica Elementary briefly closed Oct. 20 after water loss; staff traced leak to exterior drinking fountain
Summary
District staff closed Resica Elementary on Oct. 20 after detecting unusually high water use. Technicians backflushed clogged filters to restore pump operation and discovered an exterior drinking fountain leaking; the fountain was shut off and water service was restored later the same day.
East Stroudsburg Area School District staff told the board that Resica Elementary closed Oct. 20 because of an unexpected water‑service problem that was traced to a leaking exterior fountain.
Maggie described the system: the district’s filtration pumps move water up to a tower that holds about 125,000 gallons; staff discovered abnormally high consumption while pumps and filters were not keeping the tower full. Technicians performed…
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