Residents of Haines Junction, Yukon, asked to conserve water following system failure
Village officials in Haines Junction, Yukon, are asking residents to limit water use until a problem with the community's water system is resolved.
Public works manager Jerry Tracey said the system's critical control network failed Tuesday night.
"Our system is basically operated by a computerized system that connects all the parts and pieces of our water system as far as well production, treatment, and distribution," Tracey said.
"Within this system there is a switch that basically ties all those network cables together. And that switch has gone down."
Tracey said he's in the process of obtaining the needed part from Whitehorse. In the meantime, Tracey said the town's water distribution system still works, and people are still able to use water but until the issue is resolved there is no way to produce enough water to refill the town's reservoir.
"We're in a rush to get this resolved so that we can go back to producing water and refill the reservoir and have little to no impact on our residents," Tracey said. "We've asked the residents to conserve water when possible."
"We realize at this time of year conservation of water isn't the easiest thing but it's things like washing a car or washing off that quad that could be avoided."
Tracey said he hopes to have the part needed to bring the town's water system back online later today or Thursday at the latest.
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