Storm Lake plans Saturday water shutdown for hydrant repairs
A damaged hydrant will cut water to part of Storm Lake for about eight hours, then trigger a boil advisory that lasts through Tuesday.
Storm Lake residents along Radio Road and Expansion Boulevard are being told to plan for an eight-hour water shutdown after a hydrant was heavily damaged in a recent vehicle accident. The outage is set to begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, June 6, and city officials say service should be restored later that day.
The shutoff will affect Radio Road between Richland Drive and the railroad tracks, along with Expansion Boulevard east of Radio Road. The city says the work is needed to repair the damaged hydrant, and the same notice has been posted through the city’s official alert channels.
Once water service comes back, Storm Lake will issue a boil advisory that stays in place through Tuesday while crews complete water testing after the line is reconnected. Impacted properties are supposed to receive a notice when the boil advisory begins and another when it is lifted, giving households and businesses a clear signal on when water use can return to normal.
The repair also shows how a single crash can ripple through a utility system. Storm Lake Public Works is responsible for maintenance and repairs to the water distribution system, including replacement, installation and tie-ins, while the Water Department reports the system averages 3.13 million gallons a day and includes 82.40 miles of pipe, more than 3,900 service connections, close to 500 fire hydrants and over 1,000 main line valves. Even a localized hydrant failure can force the city into a broader safety response.
Storm Lake’s emergency notification system is used for traffic situations, winter weather alerts, road closures and other public-safety announcements, which underscores how the city is handling the shutdown as a managed response rather than an isolated repair. The damaged hydrant sits near an intersection already familiar to local readers after an April 27 crash at Radio Road and Expansion Boulevard that seriously injured one person and required extrication by the Storm Lake Fire Department before the victim was taken from Buena Vista Regional Medical Center to a hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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