UP Residents Can Resume Normal Water Use

Repairs to the booster pump station at Germany Park are complete, and University Park residents no longer need to limit their water use, the city of University Park wrote in an Aug. 20 email.

In an Aug. 19 email, the city had asked residents to conserve water while emergency repairs were underway at the pump station.

“According to Public Works, a large fitting at the booster pump station had shifted, which caused the gasket to stop performing as designed,” explained community information officer Paige Ruedy.

The city wrote that it appreciated residents’ efforts to save water.

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