KWSC 24-inch main water line leak repaired

Welders work to complete repairs on the 24-inch main line after a leak developed between State Highway 195 and the Ivy Mountain distribution tank that stores water for Kempner Water Supply customers. COURTESY PHOTO
Welders work to complete repairs on the 24-inch main line after a leak developed between State Highway 195 and the Ivy Mountain distribution tank that stores water for Kempner Water Supply customers. COURTESY PHOTO

Outside contractors from Fort Worth hired by the Kempner Water Supply Corp. completed repairs to a 24inch main line leak at 4 a.m. Thursday.

KWSC members and city of Lampasas water customers were notified Tuesday of the leak between State Highway 195 and the Ivy Mountain distribution tank that feeds the entire system.

The repair presented challenges for workers due to its location in terrain that is…