20161011Well Update.pdf

Jean Jewell
Ill N v-w-11.,-0 I
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Dawn Gneiting <[e-mail]>
Friday, October 07, 2016 8:22 AM
Jean Jewell; Terri Carlock; [e-mail]
Morning View Water Co. Set Back
Yesterday afternoon a small part failed and the security system did not pick it up. The result was that the
message to the new well was "low pressure". The well pumped for several hours before we found the
problem. It was running at 130 pounds of pressure. The high pressure blew out a pipe in the old well. Water
shot up damaging the ceiling, insulation, dry wall and water was two feet deep when the door was opened.
The engineer came, and we worked until the water leak was turned off. The whole system was shut off and
the failed part was changed in about two hours.
Clean up begins this morning. We are assessing the structural damage to the old well house. The old wells are
turned off for repair but the new well is on line and working well. We will be conferring with the engineer, the
security system people and the 3h Construction Co. who build the system to ascertain if safeguards where
programmed and included to alert us to high pressure and low pressure. A water test has been taken per DEQ's
protocol.
We do not know what the repair costs will be but will keep you updated.
Please call if you have questions or directions 745 0029
Thanks, Nolan Gneiting
1
---..... _
I' ... , • .., '-'c-
~1rj_~ cnn (/)
0 --.. -<-..
-J
;o
m
0 m
< m
CJ