EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority is moving forward with emergency repairs of a water main that broke last week in the Hacienda neighborhood in Sunland Park.
CRRUA has secured the services of a drilling contractor needed to begin the repairs, the utility said on Friday, Aug. 1.
The break happened on July 25 and is approximately 12 feet below the road surface, which has made standard repair efforts extremely challenging due to the high groundwater table, the utility said.
The contractor will set up equipment over the weekend and will begin draining water on Monday, Aug. 4.
The drilling contractor will install two temporary “point wells,” each with 10 horsepower submersible pumps to drain enough groundwater from the location of the break to allow repair crews to remove the broken section of pipe and replace it with new pipe, CRRUA ssaid.
The pipe replacement process should take approximately four hours at which time water service will be interrupted.
CRRUA will issue advisories as soon as the exact time of the water service interruption is determined. The notices will be posted on the CRRUA and City of Sunland Park websites and Facebook pages.
Now, through the duration of the repair, the road is closed beginning at 2056 Boy Scout Lane. Residents south of that address will have access on Futurity Road. Residents to the north have access via a detour on Frontera Road
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