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Vernon Water Main Breaks

Water main break closes downtown Vernon road

VERNON - A water main break forced the closure of a Vernon roadway Wednesday afternoon.  The break happened on 37 Avenue between 30 and 31 Streets, in front of the Civic Arena, today, Sept. 9. City crews are working to repair the break and expect to finish later Wednesday afternoon, or on Thursday, Sept. 10. ...

Here’s the repair bill for Vernon’s broken water mains in 2014

VERNON - Fixing aging water mains in the City of Vernon last year didn’t come cheap. The Greater Vernon Water Utility, which operates the system, was billed approximately $370,000 by the city in 2014. That was for a total of 28 water main break repairs, or about $13,214 per break.  That’s in addition to the...

The high cost of waiting to replace Vernon’s aging water system

VERNON - Costs of aging water pipes are beginning to pile up in the City of Vernon with 86 water main breaks in just the last three years—four of them this month.  And the costs are not just in dollars and cents. Breaks on Nov. 25 left over 100 residents without water. Earlier in the year,...

Four water main breaks keep City of Vernon crews busy

UPDATE: 9:50 A.M. Nov. 25  Three out of four water main breaks were repaired Monday evening, and the fourth (on Tronson Road) is expected to be back up and running by 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Ten homes along Tronson Road were without water overnight.  VERNON - Vernon crews have been busy taking care of multiple water...

Sinkhole opens up and swallows Vernon city dump truck wheel

VERNON - A Vernon City dumptruck became stuck today in a sinkhole that formed overnight on 31 Street between 33 Avenue and 34 Avenue. The sinkhole was caused by a water main break and water has been turned off. A detour was put in place, so no vehicles except those with the city are permitted...

Series of water main breaks keep Vernon crews hopping

VERNON – The series of three water main breaks in the Pottery Road area in Vernon Thursday morning having nothing to do with the huge barn fire overnight, according to the City. Tanya Laing Gahr with the city says 50 homes are without water as crews work to assess and repair the broken mains. “There’s...

Repairs to water main break continue

VERNON – Traffic continues to be slowed around the site of a water main break at 43 Street and 27 Avenue in Vernon as repairs continue. The line broke Wednesday afternoon.  Crews with Greater Vernon Water isolated the damage quickly and began the work to fix it. According to Tanya Laing Gahr with the City,...

Flood damage forces gallery to close

VERNON - The Vernon Public Art Gallery is closed until further notice due to flood damaged caused by a ruptured water line last week. Executive director for the gallery Dauna Kennedy Grant says water from a broken main on 31 Avenue washed into every single room. “What makes matters even worse is that the water...

Water main break cuts H2O to 40 homes

VERNON - The City of Vernon is busy repairing a water main break in front of 2202 39 Street. About 40 homes are without water and 39 Street is closed. Crews are isolating the break and working on repairs. The cause of the break is unknown, and the city will release further information or action...

Broken water line causing issues downtown Vernon

UPDATE: 1:45 p.m. Dec 5 VERNON - The water main break on 31st Avenue between Highway 97 and 33rd Street has been repaired and flushed, but the roadway remains closed for repairs.  All residents and businesses should have water again, though they are advised to run cold water until it clears. Those with health concerns...