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Taylor water department recounts major main break and ongoing metering challenges
Summary
Water Superintendent Jeremy Peters described a Christmas Day 12-inch main break that required a day-long repair, noted differences between master-metered trailer parks and individually metered RV parks, and reported difficulty reconciling billing after a 2-inch meter installation on Center Street.
Water and sewer Superintendent Jeremy Peters briefed the council about recent operational incidents and metering approaches.
Peters said the water department has six employees and maintains wells and the wastewater treatment plant. He described a significant Christmas Day failure: a 12-inch main broke where it rested on concrete blocks and moved with temperature changes; three workers spent from about 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. repairing the line. The department also manages master-metered trailer parks — where a single meter serves multiple units and the owner is billed — and a new RV park with multiple individual meters; Peters said commercial sewer charges are based on measured water usage not landscape meters.
He described a Center Street property where a 2-inch meter was installed and a subsequent leak claimed by the property owner; the leak was fixed, but reconciling water usage through the 2-inch meter has been difficult, Peters said. For Roy’s Trailer Park the town continues to estimate usage rather than read each trailer individually.
Why it matters: Large main breaks can disrupt service and reveal aging infrastructure vulnerabilities; metering approaches affect billing fairness and revenue collection.
Next steps: No council action was taken; the briefing identifies infrastructure and metering items for staff follow-up.
