City of Lyons hit with nearly a dozen water main breaks

Crews in a central Kansas town are working to repair several water mains after 11 of them broke this week. Lyons City Administrator Chad Buckley said Friday morning that the breaks appeared over a period of several hours earlier this week, but they likely happened all at once. He said there was a problem with a well that caused a “water hammer,” which sent reverberations throughout the water system and broke the mains. The city has so far been unable to maintain water pressure to customers. A boil water order is in effect, and Buckley said the city will soon start testing the water for contaminants.
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