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Commission reviews Westlawn water-main update after Pheasant Run brown-water complaints
Summary
Staff traced recent brown water in Pheasant Run to a valve left closed after phasing, opened the valve, conducted directional flushing and reported that affected residents' water has cleared; staff will continue monitoring and present televising video when available.
Utility staff briefed the Cottage Grove Utility Commission Dec. 10 on a series of brown‑water complaints in the Westlawn 4th addition (Pheasant Run, Mourning Dove and Red Hawk Trail). Staff said multiple complaints were received around Thanksgiving and that, during investigation, they discovered a valve that had remained closed after earlier construction phases, effectively leaving parts of the system operating as a dead end and allowing organic mineral deposits to accumulate.
The utilities presentation described how system…
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