CAPE MAY – Cape May City Council heard from Water and Sewer Superintendent Carl Behrens Oct. 2 about an incident in which all of the alarms and emergency plans operated in the way they were supposed to operate. A crisis at Well No. 7 caused hardly a ripple on a hot day in August when water was in heavy use.
Behrens explained that the pump for the well failed Aug. 11 causing a continuing drop in pressure in the elevated tanks.
Within two hours, the interconnect to Lower Township was opened, all required official notifications to state and city officials occurred, and no noticeable loss of water availability or pressure occurred.
“Virtually no one knew about the incident,” Behrens said.
Behrens noted that the well was again operational Sept. 9. He said about 17 million gallons of water was used through the interconnect with Lower Township during the outage period at a cost of about $60,000.
A new well is almost operational and is awaiting permits. It will serve as a backup to the well that failed. “This should never happen again,” Behrens said.
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