Water Spews from Underground Pipe Between School and New Road

By Soren Wuerth

TNews Editor

An underground water pipe near a new access road to the planned "Holtan Hills" development has sprung a leak and was gushing a fountain of water as of Monday evening. 

It's too early to tell whether it's a pipe with a leak or a break, said Eugene Tapley, an operator with the city's water utility, AWWU. 

Water sprouting from the ground just below a school fence and uphill from the new access road was reduced to a trickle by 7 p.m. 

Tapley said it will take some time to determine the source of the problem, possibly a week, though the utility will have more information by Tuesday.

"We've got our best guys on it," he said.

This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.