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Ellensburg resident describes basement flooding after Jan. 13 water‑main rupture, urges infrastructure inventory
Ellensburg City Council · March 3, 2026
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Summary
At public comment, Lauren Johnson described a Jan. 13 water‑main rupture that released large volumes of city water and flooded her basement and three neighboring homes, urged the city to inventory and repair aging infrastructure and warned future incidents will cost more if not addressed.
During the public‑comment portion of the March 2 meeting, Lauren Johnson of Ellensburg told council about a water‑main rupture in the alley behind her house at roughly 2 a.m. on Jan. 13, 2026. Johnson said about 250,000 gallons of city water flooded…
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