A waterline break at Aztec and S. Ford Drive in Gallup Dec. 8 did not disrupt water service for area customers, but did create a void at the southwest corner of the intersection.
Dennis Romero, Gallup executive director of water and sanitation explained that a void is something hidden underground.
“When you have a waterline leak like this,” he told the Sun, “the pressure creates a hole underneath. It doesn’t affect what’s above.”
Because the break did not impact service, it was determined that the line would be repaired Dec. 9. at which time Romero said, “We’re having to repair the sewer line as well.”
“We can do that without affecting any customer service,” Romero said.
By Beth Blakeman
Associate Editor
