A river runs through it

June 22, 2014 West Valley City, Utah

At about 7:10 on a beautiful Sunday evening something evil lurked just under the surface of the road.
The evil turned out to be a leak in a 24 inch water main. Residents described the initial leak as volcano like, spewing road, water, rocks and debris into the air.  The neighborhood quickly became inundated with water. Fortunately the storm drain system was able to handle the hundreds of thousands of gallons coming from the roadway.



West Valley City Fire, Police and pubic works, worked to keep the traffic back and alert residents about the potential hazards. These departments worked along side granger hunter water improvement district to get the situation under control. Granger hunter had to shut down pressure stations and locate the appropriate valves to stem the rising waters. Fortunately there were no injuries reported, and no property damages were known of at the time of this article. The attached video was taken well into the incident and the water pressure had been lowered considerably. Thanks so much for those that responded quickly and helped to make sure that damage was kept to a minimum.

Remember,      BeSmart.... Be Safe.... BE READY!
Fire Marshal Bob