Due to a vehicle crash involving a fire hydrant near the intersection of Berard Street and South Main Street in St. Martinville, water levels in the Denbas Water Tower are gradually depleting, resulting in reduced water pressure throughout the city.
City crews are currently working to isolate the damaged area by shutting off valves to preserve as much water as possible in the system, according to a city spokesperson. In order to complete the necessary repairs, water service will need to be temporarily shut off within the next hour to all areas south of Port Street extending to Cash Saver Grocery Store.
At this time, this is not expected to become a city-wide water outage unless unforeseen complications arise with the isolation valves, the spokesperson stated.
The estimated repair time is approximately three hours once the water has been shut off.
