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County says water outage from pipe-cleaning affected one subdivision; urges signing up for HyperReach
Summary
Columbia County reports a temporary outage after an ice-pigging water-line cleaning damaged a valve and sponge; crews restored service the same night and the county urged residents to enroll in HyperReach emergency notifications.
A Columbia County water-line cleaning aimed at removing brown water caused an unintended service interruption in one subdivision, County Manager Scott Johnson said.
Johnson described the technique as "ice pigging" and said a valve in the line destroyed the cleaning sponge, which reduced pressure and interrupted service to a neighborhood. He gave the approximate timing: crews…
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