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Motor pump fails in well
HARRINGTON—The City issued a water boil order to its residents after a motor on the City’s third water pump failed Tuesday, May 21. That order was rescinded Wednesday, May 22.
Mayor Joe Armand asked residents to conserve water with “extreme diligence” in a message given to Harrington citizens Tuesday.
“While we are limping along with our City’s original well, it isn’t delivering the volume that we are used to,” Armand said.
That led to possible water contamination from pressure loss.
“Parts of our City water system went dry today,” Armand said. “The city is searching for a replacement motor for well No. 3.”
Residents were asked to boil tap water intended for human consumption, including drinking, cooking, food preparation, ice making and oral hygiene, for 1 minute.
The order was lifted after the test for contaminants came back negative Wednesday. The City asked residents to continue to to conserve water until a new pump for the motor arrived.
This story was updated at 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, May 22.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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