LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Lakeport Public Works crew closed a portion of Bevins Street on Monday morning in order to repair a water main leak.

Mark Brannigan, Public Works and City of Lakeport Municipal Sewer District director, said the repairs were made to one of the city's major sewer lines, and one that normally doesn't present any problems.

“We noticed it on Friday,” he said, but the crew had to wait until Monday for conditions to improve before starting repairs.

The crew was on scene by about 7:30 a.m. Monday and was finishing up by early afternoon, Brannigan said.

The city has an aging water infrastructure, which was one of the reasons given for water and sewer rate hikes approved by the Lakeport City Council in October 2012, as Lake County News has reported.

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