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Council declares emergency and approves purchase of spare booster pump

Caddo Mills City Council · August 13, 2024
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Summary

Officials approved purchasing a special-ordered backup booster pump for the city's ground storage/pump station, citing the risk of service interruption while a pump is repaired; staff said the part would take about six weeks to arrive.

Council approved purchasing a spare booster pump for the city’s ground-storage/pump station after staff described the operational risk if one of the two booster pumps failed.

City Engineer Eddy Daniel said one pump recently failed and repairs can be lengthy because the pumps must be specially designed for the station; he recommended treating the purchase as an emergency because a simultaneous failure of both pumps would threaten water service. City Manager Matt McMahan concurred. Council voted unanimously to purchase the backup pump; Mr. Daniel estimated delivery would take about six weeks.

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