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Board hears repeated water outages at school; porta‑potties and further diagnostics planned
Summary
Maintenance staff reported multiple intermittent water-loss incidents tied to the tank/pump and original toilet fixtures; the district plans further diagnostics, short-term porta‑potties and may need pipe or fixture replacement.
Maintenance and facilities staff described repeated intermittent water-loss events at district facilities and discussed mitigation options at the board meeting. Superintendent (voice 5) said technicians checked pumps and the fill system but could not determine a consistent cause. "They checked the pump. They checked the, the fill system. There was no issues with that at all," the Superintendent said while explaining multiple site visits.
Board members raised sanitation concerns and the effect on students when restrooms are unavailable. One board member said constituents reported instances when students could not use the restroom. The Superintendent outlined immediate mitigations: manual water jugs for flushing, ensuring water is stocked and placing two porta‑potties on site next year as a contingency. "What we are gonna do next year is we're putting 2 porta potties out there, and we'll make sure that those are maintained," the Superintendent said.
Longer-term fixes discussed included replacing toilets or redoing plumbing — both potentially costly and possibly requiring summer construction time. Maintenance staff recommended additional diagnostics in the near term to identify whether a float/alarm, intermittent user behavior or an unseen leak is the root cause. The board directed staff to continue troubleshooting and to budget for potential capital work if diagnostics indicate pipe or fixture replacement is required.
