Bridge City is still working to fix the problem with the city’s water system. City Manager Jerry Jones says despite new pumps and numerous flushings the water problem is not resolved. The city is trying to control the problem right now. Many of the areas that were having problems are not having a problem, but other areas have popped up with the brown water. Jones is hopeful the city is making some progress and with reduced flow as the summer ends the problem will gradually decrease. City Manager Jones adds they are looking at a filtering system for the main well in the water system. The initial cost of the filtering system would be close to a half a million dollars with a monthly maintenance cost of about 10 thousand dollars for all three wells. Longtime Bridge City resident Margaret Jones complains the discolored water in the city is nothing new for her.
Jones told the city council she has had water problems for many, many years. She addressed the problem as far back as Mayor P. M. Wood in Bridge City. Jones brought Wood quarts of water with sediments and her neighbor actually had the city buy her laundry that was discolored by the water. She was one of a half dozen citizens that spoke to the city council. Mayor Kirk Roccaforte understands the citizens’ concerns and assured them the city’s workers are doing all they can to fix the problem. Roccaforte says the workers in the city’s water department are well trained and are working extremely hard to fix the problem. The mayor said he is behind them all the way. Roccaforte encourages all citizens with any problem, water or other issues, should bring it to the city council.
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