Apple Orchard Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association Board President Ammon Burton said workers are trying to determine if the water storage tank is leaking or if the pipeline to the tank is leaking.
“We had thought that the tank was overflowing last night,” Burton said.
He said workers shut off the pump to the tank, but a resident who lives below the tank called in the morning to report water still flooding the property.
The tank was part of the infrastructure Apple Orchard received from the water system’s former owner, the AV Water Co.
The tank has had problems in the past and is in poor condition.
Apple Orchard was formed and took over operations of the water system about a year ago as a way of getting clean water to the residents of the Harvest Gold subdivision.
In the meantime, Apple Orchard is looking for temporary remedies.
If the water tank is leaking, Burton said Apple Orchard may choose to patch it.
Hannah Grover covers government for The Daily Times.
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