Wellton plans six-hour water shutoff for valve repair Wednesday

All customers north of the railroad tracks in Wellton lost water for six hours Wednesday while crews repaired a valve at Dome Street and Arizona Avenue. The shutdown ran from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., and town officials told residents to store enough water ahead of time for cooking, washing and other morning needs.

The Town of Wellton said the work was part of water system maintenance and was needed to fix the valve at the center of the interruption. By setting a narrow six-hour window and naming the affected boundary, the town gave households, schools and small businesses a clear timetable for when water would be unavailable and when service was expected to return.

The interruption added to a series of short-term water notices in the same part of town this spring. On May 7, Wellton Public Works carried out valve maintenance on the north side of the railroad between William St. and Dome St. from 8 a.m. to noon, and on June 8 the town announced another temporary outage east of Dome Street, both north and south of Los Angeles Avenue, tied to the ongoing Retention Basin and Storm Drainage Project.

Wellton has also been changing how residents use its free water kiosk. The town said on June 3 that the Free Water Program would switch on June 22 from PIN-based access to a key-based system, with officials saying the change was intended to improve accountability and reduce misuse by nonresidents. That shift, along with the repair work, shows the town managing several water-related pressures at once.

The June 10 notice directed questions to Town Hall at 28634 Oakland Avenue, where the main phone number is (928) 785-3348. Wellton’s public notices also include a first-quarter 2026 drinking-water notice about a total trihalomethanes violation, a reminder that water service, water quality and water access have all remained active concerns for the town.