You probably never noticed it, and that’s exactly the point.

Last week, our Public Works crew repaired a broken water line at the city’s South Wellfield. The line had reliably served the community since the 1960s, but after decades of doing its job, it needed a little TLC.

As infrastructure ages, repairs and replacements become increasingly important to maintaining reliable water service and preparing these systems for the future. While this work often happens out of sight, it’s an essential part of keeping our community running.

  • Three construction workers in high-visibility vests and hard hats work on a large blue pipe in a dirt trench near an orange Kubota excavator.
  • a public works employee in an orange shirt stands wearing a hardhat and carrying a blue waterline pipe.
  • Old, rusted metal pipes and a T-junction fitting lie exposed in dirt and mud next to green foliage, with a small city logo in the bottom corner.
  • A stack of blue pipes on a trailer in a yard with trees and a house in the background.
  • A construction worker in an orange shirt and safety helmet kneels in a dirt trench, using a wrench to tighten a bolt on a large blue water pipe.
  • Two construction workers wearing safety vests are digging and installing a blue pipe in a trench on a construction site.
  • A worker in an orange shirt is laying down long blue pipes in a construction site surrounded by trees and fencing.
  • Construction workers in high-visibility vests and hard hats install a blue pipe in a trench, using a power drill and hammer to secure the fittings.