Contractor Jonathan, representing Double D Plumbing, told the commission the jail's hot-water plumbing includes a roughly 21-year-old line that developed a pinhole leak and significant internal sediment build-up. He said images and a cut pipe showed about three-quarters of the 1-inch line filled with dry, hard sediment, which could cause downstream clogs if disturbed.

Jonathan described the area as very tight to access and said repairs require cutting sheetrock and metal; he displayed the cut pipe and explained that the last repair, including access work, cost a little over $1,000 and did not include patching drywall or finish work. He warned that installing a water treatment could dislodge sediment and create additional clogs downstream.

County maintenance staff discussed options including installing accessible access points (an "access patch") and, where feasible, replacing problematic runs with PEX to ease future repairs and turns in tight spaces. The administrator said staff will drain the current holding tank to sample sediment and compare it to earlier tanks to assess whether recent system changes (including a tankless installation) have improved conditions.

Commissioners were told that more than half of the maintenance budget has been spent in the current cycle and that carryover funds are expiring; no new appropriation was approved at the meeting. Commissioners asked staff to track costs and bring firm budget figures to a future meeting.