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WEST JORDAN — Over 600,000 Salt Lake County residents are being asked to stop all outdoor water use while crews work to repair a punctured pipe.
A bulldozer working on the Provo Reservoir Canal Enclosure Project punctured the 72-inch Jordan Aqueduct at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District officials said.
The aqueduct supplies 175 millions of gallons of water per day to the district, which distributes water to cities and customers in the Salt Lake Valley — from Magna to Herriman west of the Jordan River, as well as Draper.
The aqueduct is expected to be shut down for at least 24 hours, officials said. Because it is such a critical part of the district's water supply, Jordan Valley Water officials are asking customers to shut off their sprinklers systems until further notice.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
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