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Show Well to be Fixed Tony Brooks, Pleasant Grove City Water Superintendent, said today that it will be at least two more weeks before they will have the parts to put the Monson Well back together. The pump burned out about two weeks ago after running 24 hours a day for seven days. The pump was 25 years old, Brooks said. The Monson Tank services homes west of 400 East. Until then the system is being served by the Brimley Well which has just been switched to an automatic system and the springs which feed into the Monson System, Brooks noted. The Brimley well has a very good flow and 550 gallons a minute are coming through the spring, the superintendent added. Some residents in the area of 1100 N. and 300 E. have been switched to the Battlecreek System in order to improve their water pressure, Brooks explained. Residents are using 4 million gallons in 24 hours this summer on the Monson system. Supt. Brooks suggested that all people use good common sense in their water usage. Good times to water lawns are 7 a.m. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Those with automatic sprinkling systems could water during the night, he said. Some of the homes switched to the Battlecreek System are receiving quite high water pressure some of the time. The superintendent suggested those people get a pressure regulator for their lines if they live in this area. He also cautioned homowners not to remove the pop-off valve on their water heaters or replace it with a cap. The pop-off valve can prevent the pressure from building up until an explosion takes place. Brooks said that he would be happy to answer any questions or give assistance where necessary to make sure that pressure regulators and pop-off valves are in place. |