Duck River Utility completes repairs to major leak, urges customers to still conserve water
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (WSMV) — Coffee County residents can breathe a little easier after their water supplier announced that a major leak was repaired following the destructive winter storm.
The Duck River Utility Commission, which supplies water to Coffee County and some neighboring towns, announced on Monday night that the major valve leak it discovered after the storm had been fixed.
Many Coffee County residents received this alert on Monday night:
Six towns in the DRUC coverage area had been under an urgent Conserve Water Notice after the utility company discovered a serious valve leak and revealed that approximately 1 million gallons of water had been lost.
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Residents in Manchester, Tullahoma, Wartrace, Bell Buckle, Hillsboro and Pelham were all instructed to conserve water to avoid a total system failure.
“Water demand is so high that it is preventing the commission from performing essential maintenance and repairs at the water treatment facility,” the city of Manchester reported on Sunday.
With the major leak being fixed, the DRUC is still urging that customers conserve water while the water tank levels build back up at the plant, and other underground leaks are addressed throughout the coverage area.
No timeline was given for the notice to expire.
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