Billings Heights Water Board approved money for leak recognition devices

The Heights Water Board has now approved up to 106,000 US dollars for leak recognition devices and the staff for the help.

It is a mystery that started about six months ago and in February and March, when two houses had no water.

“We were told that it was a frozen pipe or was frozen,” said Gwendalyn Selfridge. “It wasn't a frozen pipe from our house.”

Selfridge says that her home has lost water for about five weeks, and her neighbor next door experienced the same for a shorter time, which ultimately also needed help.

“We woke up on Saturday morning and had no water, nothing,” said Mickie Farnes. “And we couldn't find out what was going on because it wasn't winter weather. It wasn't really cold.”

Heights Water Workers carried out some tests at the crossroads of the Cheyrl Street and the Columbine Drive.

Tests showed some chlorine so that they know that there is a leak. You just don't know where.

“What it tells us is that a leak and we assume that it will come from us because the city has no pipes for water there,” said Doug Kary, CEO. “You have a sewer, but no water. It comes from somewhere and flows into this storm channel.”

According to Kary, the County Water District of the Billings Heights loses about 1 million gallons a day.

“Our worst fears are when it appears and a street or so undermining, and a person's vehicle falls in it,” said Kary. “We have to find this leak.”

The measuring device was checked where the water leaves the city of the billing, and it was found that there is a leak with the height equipment.

“It doesn't appear anywhere,” said Kary. “Of course the make -up of the heights is, there is a lot of gravel. So if it hits a gravel bed, it would run directly to the river.”

Both the Selfridges and the Farnes say that their pipes were not frozen last winter, and there is no guarantee that it will be related to a leak.

“If it were something else, it would be nice to know if they will take care of it,” said Selfridge.

“We would like to know what it causes so that we can stop it,” said Farnes.

The board hopes for it and says that this new equipment will hopefully lead to further answers.