A number of customers near downtown Gallup were without water for about three and a half hours Sept. 24 after a water line burst.
Dennis Romero, water and sanitation director for the City of Gallup, said the line in the alley east of Second Street between Hill Avenue and Aztec Avenue opened up.
Romero said the saddle valve corroded over time, which led to the water gushing out earlier in the day.
Several addresses on Aztec Avenue, First Street, and Hill Avenue waited while the city made repairs to the water line, which was fixed by the end of the day.
“We were able to isolate it pretty quick,” Romero said, saying that they had been notified about the line break early in the day.
By Cody Begaye
Sun Correspondent
