HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The City of Hutchinson has been dealing with several water main breaks recently.
This past weekend the Water Maintenance division of Public Works had a literal flood of after-hours calls. Employees responded to five water main breaks in one day.
The city says there are two types of water main breaks that are dealt with most often – a blowout, where a section of the pipe has broken away due to the pressure in the pipe, typically a high volume break causing major damage to nearby roadways, and a circumference crack where the pipe is still in one piece with water spraying out of a crack in the pipe. Once the location of the break is pinpointed and excavated, it takes approximately two hours to repair the line and restore service to the customers.
The city especially wanted to thank Tyler Price (Water Maintenance Supervisor), Chase Curl (Water Maintenance Worker), Cameron Smith (Water Maintenance Worker), John Terry (Water Maintenance Worker), and Kevin Long (Water Maintenance Worker) for their hard work and dedication.
That crew worked tirelessly over the weekend to repair all of the broken water mains and restore service to the citizens.