The current water restrictions in place for Crawford Residents will remain due to a failure of a primary maintenance pump at the water treatment plant. This pump supplied pressure to vital components of the treatment and filtration process. With the loss of this pump the plant was unable to deliver treated water to the storage tanks which supply the City of Crawford. At the time of the failure the treated storage tanks were at full capacity. The stored water is what has been supplying the town with treated water during these restrictions.
The Water Department has worked hard to come up with solutions to the problem. With State involvement and approval, a bypass and secondary treatment process has been developed. The team in the Water Department is currently in the process of implementing this temporary solution.
The replacement pumps were ordered 2 months ago with a 14 week build time and with a push from the Water Dept. the replacement pumps are complete and in transit to Crawford.
They will provide more information as they receive it and thank everyone for their assistance and support!