By Greg Fry

Kamloops crews complete downtown sewer main repairs

Feb 16, 2018 | 8:43 AM

KAMLOOPS — The sewer main break that caused a big stink in downtown Kamloops Wednesday and Thursday has been repaired by city crews.

Utility Services Manager Greg Wightman says crews got a handle on things Thursday night.

“Absolutely. Our crews were out there since six o’clock Wednesday night. It was a very challenging situation just given the location of the break but fantastic work by the crews, they got everything fixed and repaired at eight o’clock and we were able to get our pump station back running in normal operation.”

As a result of the fix, he says residents in the eastern section of town no longer need to conserve their water use.

As for the cause of the break, Wightman says the city hasn’t figured that out yet.

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“It’s a bit early at this stage. We just got the damaged section of pipe out of the ground last night so we haven’t had a good chance to really analyze that but certainly it’s something we’ll be doing in the coming days and weeks.”

Wightman estimates the damaged pipes were around 20 years old.