Water has been restored to local businesses that saw their water turned off early Wednesday afternoon after a sinkhole opened up near multiple businesses on Garden of the Gods Road.
The water was turned on just before 7 p.m., employees at two of the businesses near the sinkhole said Friday, after being shut off since around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Several businesses, including the McDonald’s, the Baymont by Wyndham hotel, and the 7-Eleven right next to the sinkhole pitched in to get the water line fixed, Aretha Rex, a front desk receptionist at the hotel, said.
That was because unlike a water main that burst further west on Garden of the Gods Road shutting down east and westbound traffic, the line that broke on Wednesday was a private one jointly owned and maintained by the businesses nearby.
Partial reopening at Garden of the Gods Road
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Westbound Garden of the Gods Road reopens after 3-day closure
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This chart shows how residential water users consume water. As the chart says, leaks can account for 10,000 gallons of wasted water per year, per household. Colorado Springs Utilities
In a recent utility bill insert, Colorado Springs Utilities provided a pie chart showing how water is used for residential purposes.
According to the chart, 11 percent is lost to leaks/other, which sounds like a lot, so we asked about that.
Turns out, not all of that is leaks. Only about 7 percent is leaks; the balance goes to vehicle and hard surface washing, filling pools or hot tubs, and the like. Common types of leaks found in the home are worn toilet flappers, dripping faucets and other leaking valves, Utilities spokesperson Danielle Nieves Oller says via email. These types of leaks are often easily correctable, and we frequently offer tips and education to customers about this issue as well as a leak adjustment for their bill in some cases.
Drought to the west matters to Colorado Springs water supply
Water planners are concerned about the extreme drought on the western slope and other western states.
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COLORADO SPRINGS â Extreme drought to the west cannot be ignored by Colorado communities enjoying a wet year. The water status in Colorado Springs is in good shape with reservoirs at a good level and summer rain keeping water use at a manageable level. âEverything green over here, but the fact is the drought continues in Western Colorado and the rest of the Colorado River Basin,â said Colorado Springs Utilities, Water Planning Supervisor, Kalsoum Abbasi, âWe do need to pay attention to that.