Faulty Valve Delays Needed Water Pressure
By: Allison Hall
Updated: June 21, 2012
The water pressure in Aboite Township has finally been repaired. The delay was caused by an unsuspecting faulty valve. The faulty valve prevented Aqua Indiana from receiving water from the City of Fort Wayne as planned on Wednesday evening. Repairs began at dawn and the utility expects to begin receiving water as soon as they are complete later this morning (Thursday).
The water sharing plan calls for Aqua to tap the City's supply and route that water to approximately 1,400 homes in an area north of State Road 14 from Hadley to Scott Rd. This is expected to reduce demand on the Aqua system and help maintain normal water pressure for Aqua customers system-wide.
Households converted to City water may notice a brief period of cloudiness during the transition. Once the valves are opened, this supplement to the Aqua system will continue until further notice and until overall demand for water declines to a point where water pressure for Aqua costumers can be maintained consistently.
Aqua continues to encourage customers to stop watering their lawns and to report any suspected leak, unusual pools of water or areas that appear to be unusually green and moist. Customers can contact Aqua customer service at 877-987-2782.
