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Federal-funded pipe project prompts concern that school fire-suppression pressure could be reduced
Summary
Sen. Hickenlooper staff (Trina Griego) is gathering information after the Lookout Mountain Water District’s proposed pipe replacement — supported in part by congressional funding requests — may change system hydraulics and reduce pressure at Clear Creek High School hydrants; commissioners urge safeguarding school fire-suppression capacity.
Clear Creek County commissioners used a work session with a staff member from Senator John Hickenlooper’s office (Trina Griego) to raise concerns that a pipe-replacement project tied to federal funding could alter system hydraulics in a way that reduces water pressure available to Clear Creek High School’s fire hydrants, potentially undermining fire suppression unless additional mitigation is incorporated.
What happened in the meeting: Trina Griego (Speaker 14) said her office is gathering information from stakeholders — the water district, the school board…
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