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Pine Haven solves water emergency

Failed water tank fixed, second tank soon to be at full capacity

A local emergency was called last Tuesday when one of the two water wells on which Pine Haven depends for drinking water failed completely and the other dropped from approximately 150 gallons per minute to around 20 gallons. Water Systems Drilling was able to install a new motor and pump Wednesday afternoon.

The new pump is larger than the one the crew removed and began drawing between 250 and 300 gallons per minute when activated Wednesday evening, subsequently filling the tank over the next 24 hours.

This allowed the quickly failing second pump to be shut off as the drilling company prepared...