Residents in outlying area’s feeding off of Grafton’s water supply are seeing the return of water, after crews identify and fix issues slowing the restoration process.
GRAFTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Relief may be on the horizon for Grafton and Taylor County residents who have endured water outages over the past several days.
Grafton City Manager Kevin Stead provided an update Thursday morning, announcing that the tank supplying water to the Haymond Public Service District had reached a sufficient level to begin pumping water to the area.
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However, Stead cautioned that residents in outlying regions could still experience delays as additional tanks take time to fill.
The water outages, which began late Saturday night and extended into Sunday evening, affected much of Grafton and the surrounding areas. Officials estimated that about 4,000 customers were without water at some point, with outages stretching from Grafton City Hospital to Walmart and beyond.
While many in the city had water restored by Sunday afternoon, residents in outlying areas—including Haymond, Wilson Ridge, and Old Route 50 in Blueville—experienced longer delays.
One of the issues contributing to the prolonged outage was a leak in a two-inch line at Jewel Mobile Home Park, which impacted the tank supplying water to Old Route 50 and Bluecrest Estates.
Residents in outlying area’s feeding off of Grafton’s water supply are seeing the return of water, after crews identify and fix issues slowing the restoration process.
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“Attempts have been made to reach the owner to inform them of their problem,” Stead said. “However, the tank is filling, and we are hoping to attempt to begin getting water to Bluecrest later today.”
Another problem was found near Walmart on U.S. Route 119, where a leak had caused additional disruptions. Stead noted that the Taylor County Public Service District stepped in to assist, successfully repairing the leak and alleviating some of the delays.
“We ask that you also still work to conserve water,” Stead said. “Even if you’re not a customer of the city or Haymond area, the more you conserve means the less that your PSD has to pump into your service area, allowing tanks to replenish quicker.”
Residents were asked to continue conserving water to help the system return to full capacity.
“When our tanks deplete, it takes time to refill them, and the time required greatly depends on usage throughout the system,” Stead explained.
He emphasized that once water service is restored, all affected residents will remain under a boil water advisory until further notice.
Though much progress has been made, city officials continue to urge residents to remain patient and mindful of conservation efforts.
“We thank you for your patience and understanding,” Stead said. “Hopefully we’ll be out of this soon.”
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