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ALTHEIMER WATER SYSTEM FACING SOME PROBLEMS; NEW PUMP TO ARRIVE SOON

By Wes Clement/OF THE COMMERCIAL STAFF
Friday, January 2, 2009 11:05 PM CST

ALTHEIMER— Altheimer Mayor Donald Robinson distributed bottled water to residents on New Year’s Eve following a malfunction of the city’s water system.

“We are waiting on a pump to replace one that broke down on our pumping station,” Robinson said.

Some residents of the town have stated the water has become discolored.

Robinson stated the city has ordered a new pump through Jones Hydraulics of Stuttgart, but Jones had not yet received the device due possibly to holiday delays in shipping and order processing.

Dennis Taylor of the state Department of Health said Friday the department had not issued a boil order for the town and he was not aware of a water problem at Altheimer.

Robinson said a boil order was not necessary and the health department had been made aware of the situation. The pump, he said, was expected to arrive at Jones Hydraulics by Friday from St. Louis, but had not been delivered by late afternoon.

“The water is flowing as normal, but it has colored,” Robinson said. “As mayor I was blessed enough to be able to get (bottled) water for our citizens. It was a good gesture to let them know we had not turned our backs on them.”

He stated the situation is under control and will soon be remedied.

“During my administration, we are trying to correct problems like this. The city has old two-inch metal pipes, and we’re in the process of getting a grant and loan to install 8-inch PVC pipes.”

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