Residents across Blanchard and neighboring communities are getting encouraging news after days of low pressure and water worries. Blanchard Mayor Jim Galambos told KEEL News on Thursday morning that the city’s water system is now pressured up, running, and returning to normal after crews tackled leaks and boosted production at the water plant.
What C hanged O vernight
Galambos said the city’s tanks and wells have refilled, with more water in storage than the system has seen in about a week. Crews also addressed leaks discovered earlier in the week, including a problem area where a line runs underneath a creek.
Contractors repaired and replaced the damaged section, and the mayor said the fix should be better than the original installation.
Why the S ystem S truggled in the F irst P lace
According to the mayor, the extreme cold water coming in from Caddo Lake created unexpected issues at the filtration stage. The cold conditions forced the plant into backwash cycles far more often than normal, shrinking production time…