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InfrastructureMunicipal16TuesdayMarch112014PollsareopeninDlnYellowknifeMarch10-12Itsimportanttovotesowetrulyknowwhateveryonewants.ContacttheSelf-Governmentofficeifyouneedtransportation.WatermainbreakentersfourthweekCascadingproblemsplagueFortSmithworkcrewsByDONJAQUEWorkcrewsinFortSmithwillsoonentertheirfourthweekinabattletorepairun-seenproblemsundergroundwhilechallengedbyharshweatherintheireffortstoreturnwaterservicesinthecommunitytonormal.PumpslabouredovertheweekendtoremovemudandwaterfromthegapingcrateratthejunctionofMcDougalRd.andConibearCres.andtheefforttorepairthebro-kenwaterlinewasrenewedMondaymorningwhilecrewsawaitedthearrivalofahydro-vactruckcapableofremov-ingmudslurryquickly.LeakingwaterwasrstnotedatthesiteonWednes-dayFeb.19.Thesitewasexcavatedandrepairsmadebutwatercontinuedtoleak.Therepairhasfailedtwicethersttimewasduetothemainbreakingapprox-imatelytwometresfromtheinitialrepairtowardsMc-Dougalandweareintheprocessofdeterminingthereasonforthesecondfail-ureMayorBradBraketoldTheJournal.Thebrokenwatermainisaclaypipeinstalledinthe1950s.Thecauseofthebreakisunknownbutthereisconjecturethatsomethingshiftedundergroundcausingthepipetofracture.ThehighpressurewaterspewingundergroundfromthebrokenmainlineledtoapluggedsewerlinenearbycausingthewaterfromthebrokenmaintoflowintothesewerlineandbackitupalongMcDougalRd.Severalbasementswereoodedwithcontaminatedwater.ThatbreakwasonlyjustbeingxedwhenoneofthewatervalvesthreeblocksawayneartheBankofMon-trealbrokeascrewsweretryingtocloseitmakingitdifculttoshutoffwatertomaketherepairsatthesiteofthewatermainbreak.Weinitiallytriedtomin-imizeinconveniencetoresi-dentsbymakingrepairsinthemiddleofthenightbutwhenthisrepaireffortfailedwehadtoactquicklytostoptheowofwater.OtherwisetheleakthreatenedtodepleteourreservoirandovercomeourpumpingabilitiesandoodtheareaBrakesaid.Inadditiontotheissueofthebrokenwatermainasec-tionofsewerlineonConi-bearisstillnotfunctioning.Repairscannotbemadeatthistimebecauseofalargepowerpoleinstallationrightabovetheareathatneedstobeexcavated.Morediggingandpipereplacementswillberequiredlaterinsummer.InthemeantimesewagefrombuildingsalongConibearwillberemovedfrommanholesusingpumpertrucks.Ianticipatethatacom-pleteassessmentofthissystemwilloccurinduecourseandthatvalveswillbeaddedrepairedandre-placedthroughouttownsaidthemayor.PhotosDonJaqueAmudlledcrateradjacenttoMcDougalRd.andclosetoJBTElementaryschoolhasbeenthefocusofattentionforworkcrewswithheavyequipmentforoverthreeweeksnowaseffortsinatroublesomewatermainbreakrepairjobareongoing.Inadditiontotryingtorepairoldbrittlepipesincoldweatheranddealingwithchunksoffrozengroundcrewsdownintheexcavationweredealingwithmudastheowofwatermixedwiththesilt.Thatmeantconstantlypumpingoutthegrittymessandhaulingitawaybythetruckload.