CUMBERLAND – Town officials say they’re frustrated after learning that local ratepayers will have to cover the bill for a water line break on private property.
Bill Descoteaux, acting superintendent of the Cumberland Water Department, provided the Town Council with an update of department operations two weeks ago, saying there have been 10 water breaks to date this year, most notably one on Fisher Road behind Diamond Hill Park at the Ski Valley Condominiums.
Descoteaux said workers were on their way to investigate a call from a resident stating that water was leaking onto Fisher Road when they were notified by the Water Department operator that the department had lost 15 feet of water in the Fisher Tank. After shutting off the tank, it was learned that 11 feet had been lost, or approximately 161,546 gallons in one hour, the cause being a 14-inch crack in the water main on Fisher Road.