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Carrizo Hill water board urges county to limit overnight 18-wheeler parking to protect aging pipelines
Summary
Carrizo Hill Water Supply representatives told commissioners that long-haul trucks parking on neighborhood streets are cracking sewer and water lines in places where pipes lie shallow; the court agreed to research easement records and seek legal counsel before considering an ordinance or permanent signage.
Representatives of the Carrizo Hill Water Supply asked Dimmit County commissioners to help prevent overnight parking of 18-wheelers on neighborhood streets that they say is damaging decades-old water and sewer infrastructure.
Mary Martinez, the utility board president, said some sewers and water lines in the Carrizo Hill area are more than 24—30 years old and are located only a few feet below the road surface. "Our water…
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