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New water line completed
By Jim Cornelius

A new water line running from the Pole Creek Reservoir to serve the City of Sisters has been completed.

"The water test is done and we're using it," said Public works Director Gary Frazee on Thursday, October 17.

The bill is $164,455.76 for the new, back-up water line, which runs west of the creek.

Pine Meadow Ranch Development was required to run a water line to the south end of their property and the city has acquired easements to carry the line further south.

According to Frazee, the project was be paid for completely by accumulated water systems development charges.

The new water line reduces the vulnerability of the city's water supply, which previously ran through one 12-inch pipe that crossed Squaw Creek twice.

The line has been exposed by scouring waters several times and is vulnerable to a washout in one of the periodic floods that turn Squaw Creek into a torrent.

"This is insurance, I guess -- a safety net," Frazee said.

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