Edgar Rice Burroughs and natural gas utility topics at Willcox Council meeting
The 2025 Gas Liaison Meeting was presented by the city’s Utilities Compliance Coordinator Dakota Finley and Gas and Water Lead Dillyn Armstrong.
To begin their presentation Dillyn introduced key city, utilities, and public works personnel, then explained the emergency chain of command.
Utility workers responding to a call, the utility supervisor or designee, the Director of Public Services and Works Robert Linton, then in the event of a fire, the Willcox Fire Department will assume charge.
The presentation further explains details like ignition temperatures of various gasses and their specific gravity.
Examples of natural gas emergencies like vehicular damage, main rupture or leaks, construction/excavation damage, and vandalism were explained.
It highlighted the importance of pressure tests and carbon monoxide detection, noting symptoms like flu-like illness and dizziness.
The city’s gas system is being mapped and upgraded, with grants for meter replacement and pipeline improvements. The gas system consists of one regulator station, 45 miles of steel and polyethylene pipe, 1,200 residential meters, and 223 commercial meters.
The city is in the process of replacing its outdated gas regulator station with a new pressure regulating system.
The team also explained the 811 Blue Stake law and emergency procedures.
HECTOR ACUNA HERALD/REVIEW MEDIAWILLCOX — The City of Willcox held a regular meeting of the mayor and city council at city council chambers on March 20 with the 2025 Gas Liaison Meeting presentation as the major topic of discussion.
Just two other action items were scheduled on the agenda, approving the minutes from the February 20 regular meeting, and the city manager’s report.
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