Plumber to council: water pressure is ‘terrible’

Linden Jeff Peake knows water. As a plumber and pipefitter by trade, Peake installed his own plumbing system when he built his house in Creek Wood Colony condominiums eight years ago. So when a faucet and a toilet cannot run water simultaneously within his house, Peake knows that its a problem that needs to be addressed.

I put the plumbing in it so I could run the washing machine and still take a shower at the same time, Peake told the Linden City Council Monday. When I flush a toilet in the house, you can barely get any water out of the kitchen sink. The water pressure in that house is terrible.

Interim City Manager/Police Chief Scott Sutter said city officials are currently in the process of hiring HRC as the citys engineering firm. Water pressure is within the firms areas of expertise.

They have done projects such as this, Sutter told Peake. It was one of the key issues that we talked about.

The city council is also seeking bids of engineering firms to address technical services for Stan Eaton Water Tower.

Mayor David Lossing told Peake to have his neighbors contact city workers if they too are having problems with water pressure. City Councilor Ray Culbert expressed interest in conducting a water capacity study in the near future in order to ensure residents are getting the proper water pressure throughout the city.

If something doesnt change with it, Im looking at putting a booster pump system its so bad, Peake said. It seems kind of ridiculous, were across the street from the water tower.

City council said they will address the water pressure issue and will be in contact with Peake.

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Plumber to council: water pressure is ‘terrible’