Woodlawn Water Leak Repaired

September 5, 2025

3:45 p.m. Update

The leak repair has been completed and our crews are now opening valves back up and beginning to flush the lines.

You should begin seeing water pressures returning to normal very soon, but they will likely fluctuate for a while flushing is going on.

Even with flushing, there is likely to be a lot of air remaining in the lines. This will make the water appear milky or discolored over the coming days.

A BOIL WATER NOTICE has been issued for the portion of the system west of Jack Creek. (Please see map below). If you have been without water or experienced low water pressure over the past 24 hours, you are on the affected portion of the system.

When flushing is complete, water quality samples will be collected and sent to the lab for testing. Once we have the lab results confirming that the water is safe, the boil water notice will be rescinded. We anticipate having those results around Tuesday of next week.

The leak was discovered in a small creek bed, which is why it was difficult to locate. Unfortunately, much of the Woodlawn distribution system utilizes asbestos cement pipe, which has a life expectancy of 30-40 years, and since it was likely installed when the system was first built in the 60s, it has surpassed it’s life expectancy and the system is likely to experience more issues in the near future. Asbestos cement pipe was prohibited for use in public water systems in the 1980s. ANRA will soon begin to evaluate the system for future improvements.

We apologize again for the inconvenience this has caused and thank you for your patience and understanding as we have completed the repair.