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reported more than 150,000 gallons of water lost during the month due to a mishap in the pump house. A “pop-off valve” opened due to alleged improper handling of water hydrants during a recent Washington fire company training exercise.
According to Van Dort, water was “pumped into a back room of the wellhouse for about six hours, leaving us with about three hours’ worth of water” in the system.
She requested that a letter be sent to the fire department “asking them to treat fire hydrants as if they had to pay for them.” She also asked that the council send a more general letter to John Henry Woodward, president of the Rappahannock County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, suggesting that the council would provide training to the fire companies in the proper use of fire hydrants.
Mayor Stewart Willis said he would discuss the problem with Washington Fire Chief Roger Roach.
Van Dort also asked the council to establish a policy for controlling access to the water pumps and wellhouse, proposing that specially authorized
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