LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lakeport Public Works crews will be at work on 11th Street on Wednesday morning to make repairs to a leaking water pipe.
Utilities Director Mark Brannigan said that the leak is located on 11th Street between Pool and Manzanita streets.
Starting at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday – after the bulk of the morning commute traffic – Public Works crews will have controlled traffic in place in 11th Street’s westbound lane as they work to repair the leak, Brannigan said.
He said an older copper lateral off of one of the city’s water mains is the source of the leak.
Brannigan told the Lakeport City Council on Tuesday night that the pipes used to be flared in order to attach to fittings. That process of flaring made the copper particularly thin.
Over time, due to vibration and corrosion, the pipes become thinner and, eventually, can start to leak, he explained, adding that crews need to get to repairs as soon as possible.
Brannigan told Lake County News on Tuesday evening that the goal is to have the work completed by noon on Wednesday.
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