Lus maintains four water production facilities and more than 900 miles of water distribution pipe to produce a daily average of 23 million gallons of clean water. If anything on the meter has changed, you may have a leak Steps for leak detection turn off all the water in your house
LUS diverting traffic for water leak repairs on Evangeline Thruway
Check the position of the meter dials
Make a note of where the small dials are
If anything on the meter has changed, you may have a leak. Photo by travis gauthier the water pressure in meador's house has been low due to the leak, but lus teams started work on the leak two weeks ago, a sizable difference in response time to other leaks not impacting water in the house directly Meador is still waiting for a full repair. The problem seems to be getting worse, drip by drip
Broken underground water pipes have left roughly 1,100 work orders for lus Many people have been dealing with these issues for quite some time. Lus has secured a $5 million dollar state grant for the water leak repairs The company plans to match that amount with a $5 million dollar investment and is looking for more funding.
With droughts and the hard freeze, many underground pipes burst, causing leaks throughout lafayette, and lus doesn't have the staff to quickly fix them
Lus water system manager trevor carriere said having such a dry summer caused damage to underground pipes, leading to more than 1,000 work orders from customers. The lawrenceburg utility systems water department provides clean water to the city of lawrenceburg and certain surrounding areas, as well as providing water to neighboring water districts within lawrence county Lus maintains almost 300 miles of distribution lines and directly serves 7,500 customers. By reducing water usage, lus can continue to maintain adequate water pressure levels
