The Mayor of St. John’s Rodney Phelps said that as of Friday morning, the water tower had melted and workers were able to install insulation that was knocked down in a snowstorm.
He said that the first task now is to ensure maintenance of the circulating pump in the tower. This prevents the water from freezing again.
Four days have passed since the St. John’s Water Tower freezes and it does not have any additional storage space-which can be dangerous in the event of a fire.
In a storm last month, the water tower froze early this week after the insulation was removed.
Ward Heidbride, a technical consultant for the North Dakota Rural Water System Association, said: “The flowing water melts the water tower, and the water cannot flow through the frozen pipe, which limits the function of the water tower.”
Some urban employees will manually adjust the pressure over the next three days to ensure that people do not lose water pressure at home.
He said: “They put a valve on a fire hydrant, where our pressure is released, that is where we are now wasting water on the ground.”
Another way to reduce water consumption is to let children study at home instead of using large amounts of water in the classroom.
Although it helps, at the same time, the contractor is struggling to cope with freezing temperatures to insulate the exposed pipe
Then they can start using the steam defrosting tower. The main concern is the safety of 341 people in the town, which is why an emergency statement was issued on Wednesday.
“If there is a structural fire and more water is needed here, then the water will be unusable because there is no storage space at this time. Therefore, as part of the emergency declaration, this also activates the mutual assistance system between the firefighting areas, so the firefighting Will come from neighboring communities.” Heidbreder said.
“The city of Goodrich encountered the same problem last week. The entire last week. Yesterday, Surris started to freeze and we were able to transport enough water there to make the tower run again. This will become a common phenomenon across the state. “Hidbride said.
The total cost of repairs is more than $100,000, and the city auditor said that the cost was paid through a low-interest loan from the Bank of North Dakota.
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