- Elizabeth Larson
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Water line break repairs under way in Middletown
Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mike Wink said early Wednesday evening that the water system in Middletown proper has had a temporary shutdown due to a line break.
He said Callayomi County Water District staff are on scene working on repairs and using a backhoe to dig up the damaged area.
Repairs are expected to be completed by Wednesday night, Wink said.
Wink said Cal Fire and South Lake County Fire have plans in place should an emergency water supply be needed, including having extra water tenders ready for immediate response.
He didn’t have information on what caused the line break.
A call to the water district was answered by the district’s answering service, which said they had only been informed by the manager that there was an emergency and water would be restored as soon as possible.
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