Water service restored to area around River Bend Apartments in Riverside | News
Riverside utility employees worked throughout the night Monday to restore water to residents in and around the River Bend Apartments.
Mayor Rusty Jessup said water was restored to residents around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday after crews worked throughout the night to repair a 6-inch water main. Jessup said he believes the water main was struck by lightning.
“It could have happened Saturday night,” he said.
He said the main was 7 feet underground and encased in concrete, which would have been the reason the break wasn’t found until Monday morning.
He said city employees started working on the busted water main at 6 a.m. Monday and did not leave the site until 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Jessup said about the time workers completed repairs to the initial water main break at 9:30 p.m., Monday, “the other end blew,” which further delayed restoring water service to River Bend Apartment residents.
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