Update 12/19/2015 8am
Neighbors were quite appreciative of the work happening to restore the water service. Some comments pulled from social media include:
Sherie Beck via Facebook
They have been out there all afternoon
Jerene LaVeille via Facebook
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Terry Brown via Facebook (at 10:30pm)
I just want to say that the City of Ferndale water department and Cascade Natural Gas folks are awesome. They spent most of the afternoon fixing a water main break off Axton road. When they finally got it all back on, it blew out again at Judy Way and Deer Creek. Rather than have two families be without service, they are here in full force identifying and fixing the problem. By the way, it’s freezing out there right now.
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Public Works advised they have begun restoring water pressure to the lines. According to Public Works Foreman James Slaughter,
Bringing system back on line now. We start it up slow so we don’t cause problems else where in the system.
Original Story
City staff alerted neighbors about 2:30pm today, December 18th, via social media that a water main had broken somewhere near Axton Road. Later a map indicating the rupture location and the areas impacted was provided.
City crews planned to turn off water at 3:30pm and begin repairs. According to the city announcements, it could be 4 hours before water service could be restored.
Affected neighborhoods cover a large area including Old Settler Drive, Deer Creek, north of Axton west of Northwest Drive and north of Green Acres Cemetery east of Northwest Drive.